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
SWICP’s Steph Tabone’s Nuffield adventure
From the halls of Parliament House in Canberra, to the crystal-clear waters of Bonito in Brazil, and learning about the rich cultural traditions of Georgian winemaking, the introduction to my Nuffield year set the tone...
Tarwin, Vic case study: The importance of maintaining soil carbon
A trial is underway to maintain soil carbon at a vegetable farm in South Gippsland, Victoria by using minimum till, cover cropping and compost. Soil carbon is important for soil health and nutrient holding...
Biological Products Database
About this database and how to use it - This Biological Product Database is a tool for growers that will assist with navigating the array of ‘biological’ products currently available to their farming business....
Regenerative Agriculture – Foundations and First Steps
In this introductory webinar on regenerative agriculture, Clinton Muller, RMCG explored what regenerative agriculture means, how it contrasts with sustainability, the principles and practices and provides a practical overview on implementing practices on your farm....
Vegetable demo sites
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Tarwin, Vic case study: The importance of maintaining soil carbon
A trial is underway to maintain soil carbon at a vegetable farm in South Gippsland, Victoria by using minimum...
Regenerative Agriculture – Foundations and First Steps
In this introductory webinar on regenerative agriculture, Clinton Muller, RMCG explored what regenerative agriculture means, how it contrasts with sustainability,...