The Soil Wealth ICP project has worked closely with the Australian vegetable industry since 2014 to help growers integrate technical R&D information on soil management and crop health into the production systems of vegetable farms.
Soil Wealth ICP is currently focusing on four priority areas identified by the vegetable industry:
- Soil health
- Cover crops, rotations and minimum till
- Consumer education
- Biology and microbiome
- Composting and soil
- Crop health
- Integrated pest, disease and weed management
- Genetics and new varieties
- Optimising inputs
- Nutrient use efficiency
- Waste
- Fuel
- Irrigation
- Carbon and climate
- Understanding policy, markets and methods of measurement
- Resilient production systems (adaptation)
- Mitigation.
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Aotearoa NZ Study Tour: Recap and Reflections
Australia and Aotearoa – New Zealand (NZ) share many commonalities in their horticultural industries, from diverse landscapes, diverse climates, and a strong connection to the land. In late August, through the Soil Wealth and...
Testing cover crops as a sustainable alternative to plastic mulch for melons
The Soil Wealth ICP melon trials in Mildura are once again underway. Building on the previous experience with straw mulch, the Soil Wealth team will once again collaborate with a Mildura melon grower to test...
GrownIn NQ 2024 Innovation Expo
Stephanie Tabone of the Soil Wealth ICP team shared strategies for improving soil health at North Queensland’s premier agricultural event. Soil Wealth ICP team member Steph Tabone attended and presented at the GrownIn NQ 2024...
Organic nitrogen: Rules of thumb
This rules of thumb poster has been developed to provide a general understanding of nitrogen (N) in soil and in the different organic inputs such as legume cover crops, compost, and manure. All numbers...
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Aotearoa NZ Study Tour: Recap and Reflections
Australia and Aotearoa – New Zealand (NZ) share many commonalities in their horticultural industries, from diverse landscapes, diverse climates,...
Organic nitrogen: Rules of thumb
This rules of thumb poster has been developed to provide a general understanding of nitrogen (N) in soil and...
