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
WA demo site farm walk showcases nutrition in a cucumber hydro system
Soil Wealth ICP team member Camilla Humphries in collaboration with Katrina Hill and Lisa Hasson from VegNET WA and vegetablesWA, delivered a farm walk through a newly commissioned greenhouse at Grown Smart Produce in Carabooda,...
AI unpacked: Practical tools for vegetable growers
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) could support your vegetable business? This Soil Wealth ICP webinar shares lessons from vegetable growers who are already using AI tools to improve planning, monitoring...
Bulletin October 2025
In this edition: Cover crops on show at Gatton AgTech Showcase IPM roadshow ramps up sustainable pest management Upcoming events and workshops Veg demo site news from Richmond, NSW and new melon demo sites...
Cover crops on show at Gatton AgTech Showcase
The Soil Wealth ICP team was at the Gatton AgTech Showcase from 15-16 October 2025, highlighting the power of cover crops as a form of ‘nature’s technology’ to improve soil health, manage weeds and support...
Vegetable demo sites
Recent vegetable news
WA demo site farm walk showcases nutrition in a cucumber hydro system
Soil Wealth ICP team member Camilla Humphries in collaboration with Katrina Hill and Lisa Hasson from VegNET WA and vegetablesWA,...
AI unpacked: Practical tools for vegetable growers
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) could support your vegetable business? This Soil Wealth ICP webinar...
