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
Solutions for on-farm plastic waste
This is the first in a series of two online facilitated sessions designed to inform and educate vegetable growers about waste management options for plastics and organics. The 'Solutions for on-farm plastics' webinar recording aims...
Bulletin April 2026
In this edition: Using and losing less for practical nutrient management Upcoming events and webinars Demo site news from Mulgowie, Qld New resources: Biostimulant products webinar recording. Click here to read the Bulletin ...
Losing less, using less: Practical nutrient management with Joel Williams
An industry event, delivered in collaboration between the Soil Wealth ICP project and VegNET Tasmania, brought growers and industry together for a full day of practical discussion with Joel Williams from Integrated Soils, as part...
Cover crops for optimising nitrogen in sweet corn
Timing nitrogen release from cover crop residues is a key challenge for vegetable growers looking to reduce fertiliser inputs while maintaining productivity. Over the past four years, the Soil Wealth ICP team has worked with...
Vegetable demo sites
Recent vegetable news
Solutions for on-farm plastic waste
This is the first in a series of two online facilitated sessions designed to inform and educate vegetable growers about...
Losing less, using less: Practical nutrient management with Joel Williams
An industry event, delivered in collaboration between the Soil Wealth ICP project and VegNET Tasmania, brought growers and industry together...
