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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You can also search across these options by adding multiple key words into the search box (e.g. NSW brassica cover crops).
Building resilience to climate extremes Part 3: Personal and social risks and resilience
This five-part series from the Soil Wealth ICP project presents a risk-based approach to assessing resilience to climate extremes and impacts for vegetable and melon businesses. The series has been produced to help Australian...
Building resilience to climate extremes Part 4: Environmental risk and resilience
This five-part series from the Soil Wealth ICP project presents a risk-based approach to assessing resilience to climate extremes and impacts for vegetable and melon businesses. The series has been produced to help Australian...
Cucurbit Ute Guide
Pests, diseases, and disorders of cucurbits: A field identification guide. This pocket-sized guide includes beneficial insects and damaging pests, as well as diseases and disorders that can affect melons and other cucurbits. If you would...
Mega Pests: The basics of protecting your crops
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a series of fact sheets to assist growers to manage Mega...
Mega Pests: Managing major chewing and biting insects
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a series of fact sheets to assist growers to manage Mega...
Mega Pests: Managing foliar diseases
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a series of fact sheets to assist growers to manage Mega...
Mega Pests: Managing soil-borne diseases
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a series of fact sheets to assist growers to manage Mega...
Termination and transition of cover crop to vegetable crop – Bathurst, NSW
Join Dr Kelvin Montagu for a visit to Val Micallef's property in Bathurst, NSW. Val has focussed on improving his soil health and has been working on how he transitions from his cover...
Soil Wealth ICP Tarwin, Vic demonstration site – labile carbon results
While visiting the Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site in Tarwin, Victoria, Carl Larsen took the opportunity to check cover crop termination, undertake labile carbon and soil chemistry tests, and investigate soil profile and structure...
Hear from our demonstration site host Adam Schreurs – Tarwin, Vic
Victorian vegetable grower Adam Schreurs from Schreurs & Sons explains why he has continued hosting a demonstration site as part of the Soil Wealth ICP project – this time on a new property...
Soil organic matter: Rules of thumb
This rules of thumb guide provides a general outline of the functions and management of soil organic matter (SOM). SOM refers to organic materials found in soil, including plant and animal residues at different...
Clubroot management in brassica vegetables
Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that causes major damage to brassica crops. It can exist in soils for up to 20 years and is spread by spores carried by the movement of infested water and...
Spray application essentials
Crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases and weeds. When applying these products, aim to maximise the amount reaching the target and...
Progress on plastics: Plastics recycling and alternatives to plastic mulch
Vegetable and melon farms generate a range of plastic waste. While some products such as chemical containers and irrigation tube can be recycled, plastic mulch requires significant costs in labour and time for removal...
Estimating emissions: Why measuring emissions is important and how to do it
Farm productivity and greenhouse gas emissions are closely linked; higher emissions are generally associated with lower productivity. Greenhouse gas emissions essentially represent lost or ‘leaking’ energy. Efficient use of energy on farm – creating...
Replacing plastic mulch: Cover crops for weed suppression and soil health
Working with the Soil Wealth ICP team, vegetable grower Kim Ngov has been trialling cover crops as a replacement to plastic mulch on his Wedderburn farm in NSW since 2020. Kim had previously used...
Summary of resources for the melon industry
This guide summarises and provides easy access to melon-relevant resources developed by the Soil Wealth ICP project. These resources are relevant to the major melon growing regions in Australia and include fact sheets, case...
Mega Pests: Managing sucking pests
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ICP team has developed a series of fact sheets to assist growers to manage Mega...
5 tips for working with cover crops
In this short video, Soil Wealth ICP cover crop expert Dr Kelvin Montagu shares five tips for working with cover crops following a trial in Victoria. You can find out more about the...
Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Brassica Vegetables: A field identification guide – REVISED 2023
This guide enables field identification of the insects, diseases and disorders of brassica vegetables by providing: photos of main pests description of main pests damage caused by main pests crops and season in which...
