The Soil Wealth ICP project develops informative and timely resources in a range of formats.
These resources target specific vegetable and melon issues and allow growers to apply knowledge to solve problems within their business.
Resources have been developed by the Soil Wealth ICP project team and a range of R&D service providers. We acknowledge the valuable work done by these teams in developing the resources and will share new information as they become available.
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Safe compost for fruit and vegetables: A guide for the supply of recycled organics to fresh produce growers
Compost is a mixture of recycled organic materials that have been processed by natural organisms, breaking down the original materials into a usable form. Compost has many benefits for soil. It can feed plants,...
Variable Rate Technologies in Queensland vegetables
Crop sensing is allowing the adoption of variable rate management to address yield variability, improve management of inputs and maximise productivity. The Variable Rate Technologies in Queensland vegetables project undertaken by Queensland Department of...
Leaf and sap testing for managing vegetable crop nutrition with Bruce Scott, Doris Blaesing and Gordon Rogers
Fertilisers are an important but costly input in vegetable production. Gain a greater understanding of some of the simple tests you can do to better manage your inputs. View the leaf and sap...
Integrated Weed Management for the Australian Vegetable Industry with Dr Paul Kristiansen, Dr Kelvin Montagu and Marc Hinderager
Presented jointly by leading weed researcher Dr Paul Kristiansen, University of New England, and expert weed practitioner Marc Hinderager from Applied Horticultural Research as part of the Integrated Crop Protection project. This project...
Review of Current Vegetable Irrigation Technologies
This summary provides Australian vegetable growers with an understanding of available and emerging irrigation practices and technologies that could improve profitability and encourage the uptake of more efficient water practices. Download PDF ...
Pest management – what are the options? with Dr Paul Horne
Watch this video if you missed this webinar on 22 July 2016. Listen to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) experts Dr Paul Horne and Jessica Page with Carl Larsen discuss the chemical, cultural and...
Soil Testing for Vegetable Crops with Doris Blaesing and Gordon Rogers
Doris Blaesing and Gordon Rogers from the Soil Wealth team, presented a webinar on how to get the most from soil testing for vegetable crops. If you missed this popular webinar, you can...
Nutrient element functions in vegetable crops
Plant nutrients are commonly split into two categories: Major elements (macronutrients) that are required in relatively large quantities by plants, and Trace elements (micronutrients) that are essential for plant growth, but are only required...
Silicon for crop health
Silicon is an available nutrient for all plants grown in soil, with its content in plant tissue ranging from 0.1%-10%. Although it is not currently classified as an essential nutrient for plant growth, recent...
Lettuce grower David East use of biofumigant mustard
In September 2015, Soil Wealth facilitated a field day at David’s property where he spoke about the benefits he has observed using caliente and gave some tips on implementing the practice. Check out the...
Carbon storage in vegetable soils
Growers can reduce the greenhouse impact of vegetable production by maintaining and preventing further loss of stored soil carbon (mitigation) which will also have soil health and productivity benefits. Increasing organic matter inputs (crop residues, cover crops and composts)...
Erosion: how to protect your soil
A healthy topsoil is a great asset to have, as this layer of soil contains the highest concentration of organic matter, micro-organisms, nutrients and biological activity. Lost topsoil can’t be replaced in a human’s...
Biofumigation crop management for maximum impact
Dale Gies outlines the importance of correct establishment and water and nutrient requirements of biofumigant crops. Part 3 of 5 of a Green Crops and Biofumigation seminar presented by Dale Gies from High...
Legume cover crops can increase spinach yield
Mulyan Farms owner Ed Fagan oversees the harvest with the purpose-built spinach harvester of the high-yielding spinach crop grown after a legume cover crop For growing babyleaf spinach on the fertile, sandy loam soils...
How to control Pythium in vegetable crops with Dr Len Tesoriero
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Southern Fields Vegetable Farm Demonstration Site – Experiences from leading growers
Hear from Tasmanian lettuce grower Colin Houston about the exciting demonstrations being run on his new farm aimed at improving profitability and sustainability. 'Experiences from leading growers' is a series of videos produced...
Best Management Practices to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions for Annual Vegetable Production
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a gas which under certain soil and environmental conditions is produced from both soil mineralised and fertiliser nitrogen (N) by de-nitrifying bacteria. For the farmer this represents a loss of...
Soil Carbon Snapshot
There has been a renewed focus to better understand the role and function of soil carbon in Australian agricultural situations. This summary provides a snapshot of current knowledge and signposts the key messages and...
Soilborne Disease Master Class for the Vegetable Industry – Experiences from leading growers
Vegetable growers and advisors discuss how attending a master class has changed the way they manage soilborne diseases and influenced their business. 'Experiences from leading growers' is a series of videos produced by...
