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 July 2024
In this edition: Soil Wealth ICP heads to the Lockyer Valley New Zealand study tour – expressions of interest open! Vegetable and melon demo site news from Qld, NT and NSW New resources: Biofumigation...
Soil management in the tropics: New melon demo site in Mataranka, NT
Farming in tropical climates presents a unique set of challenges, especially when dealing with sandy soils. These soils, likened to an open hydroponic system due to the water and nutrient management strategies they require, pose...
Demonstration site collaboration promotes sustainable farming practices in NSW
In an exciting new collaboration, local growers in the Sydney Basin area of New South Wales are set to benefit from cover cropping and soil health practices. The project, a partnership between Soil Wealth ICP...
Demonstrating efficient irrigation and nutrition practices in capsicum cultivation
Bundaberg, in Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett, is one of the main outdoor capsicum growing regions in Australia. With high input costs significantly impacting profit margins, growers are interested in exploring solutions to improve efficiencies in input...
Vegetable demo sites
Recent vegetable news
Soil management in the tropics: New melon demo site in Mataranka, NT
Farming in tropical climates presents a unique set of challenges, especially when dealing with sandy soils. These soils, likened to...
Demonstration site collaboration promotes sustainable farming practices in NSW
In an exciting new collaboration, local growers in the Sydney Basin area of New South Wales are set to benefit...
