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.
Vegetable resources
Bulletin January 2025
In this edition: Cultivate your business for greater success Boosting efficiency and sustainability in Australian onions Upcoming events and webinars Demo site news from Richmond, NSW New resources: Podcast on irrigation and nutrient use...
Cover cropping and reduced tillage at LLS Riverfarm in Richmond, NSW
Sophia Thach and Umberto Calvo from the SWICP team ended the year on a high, taking part in the NSW Vegetable Innovation Day, organised by Local Land Services (LLS), at the Riverfarm site in Richmond....
Improving capsicum farming practices at Cross Family Farms
The demonstration site, managed by Dr Naomi Diplock and Demetrio Bruno (AHR) at Cross Family Farms in Welcome Creek, QLD, has focused on optimising irrigation and nutrition practices for a capsicum crop grown on sandy...
Exploring nitrogen management with cover crops at Oakdale
At Oakdale in NSW, grower Phil Bartolo is exploring strategies to reduce input costs, improve soil health, and enhance nutrient cycling within his farming system. By incorporating cover crops and reduced tillage into his practices,...
Vegetable demo sites
Recent vegetable news
Cover cropping and reduced tillage at LLS Riverfarm in Richmond, NSW
Sophia Thach and Umberto Calvo from the SWICP team ended the year on a high, taking part in the NSW...
Improving capsicum farming practices at Cross Family Farms
The demonstration site, managed by Dr Naomi Diplock and Demetrio Bruno (AHR) at Cross Family Farms in Welcome Creek, QLD,...
