Archive: November 2024
Soil water storage: Increasing access and tools for assessment
Soil and plant processes influence soil water storage and a crop’s ability to access this water for growth. There are gaps in our knowledge of these processes, and in our ability to predict how changes in soil management affect soil water availability. Enter the Soil CRC’s ‘Assessing soil wate...
Closing the knowledge gap on the impact of herbicide residues in soils
Growing up in Myanmar, Soil CRC PhD student Win Win Pyone developed an interest in agriculture early in life. Armed with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to apply that knowledge to make a positive impact, she decided to take on tertiary studies in Agriculture both at home and abroad. “I complet...
Watch our ‘Soil carbon capacity building’ webinars
The Soil CRC’s free ‘Soil carbon capacity building’ webinar series aims to help NSW farmers, landholders and advisors navigate the complexities of managing soil carbon on-farm. Six webinars have already been delivered and one webinar remains in the seven-part series, which offers guidance on s...
Soil CRC releases Knowledge Sharing Guide
The Soil CRC has released a new guide to help grower groups and extension professionals plan their farmer engagement activities. Aptly titled the ‘Knowledge Sharing Guide for Grower Groups’, the guide was created as part of the Soil CRC’s Knowledge Sharing Project (1.2.006) led by Dr Hanabeth ...
Soil CRC in New Zealand for Soils conference
Soil CRC researchers are heading to Rotorua, New Zealand, in the first week of December for Soils Rotorua 2024 – the quadrennial joint conference of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science and Soil Science Australia. This year’s theme is ‘Weaving soil science across cultures and environmentsâ€...
Soil CRC Conference highlights
Last month, more than 150 Soil CRC researchers, PhD students, grower groups and industry representatives from across Australia came together at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga NSW for our 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference. We heard about our latest research and how it’s delivering prac...
PhD students shine bright
The annual Soil CRC Participants Conference provides the perfect setting for our PhD students to showcase their research, contribute to future-focused conversations, and share their passions and interests with like-minded peers. A highlight of the 2024 conference was the action-packed PhD student wo...
Red soil and fields of gold
The 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference wrapped up with three sun-drenched field trips to inspect Soil CRC and other soil-related research in the Riverina region, enhancing our understanding of local soil management issues. Soil CRC Program Leader, Richard Doyle (University of Tasmania), led the f...
Simon takes BANDICOOT® to the next level
Soil CRC researcher Simon Edwards (University of Tasmania) has been selected to participate in the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio, a three-month program funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, aimed at helping innovators commercialise new technologies to improve the drought re...
Landholder survey underway in Eyre Peninsula
The Soil CRC’s 2024 landholder survey is landing in letterboxes in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia this month. This survey is part of the national Soil CRC Social Benchmarking Study led by Dr Hanabeth Luke from Southern Cross University. This project seeks to uncover how farming and s...
Soil indicator survey findings released
Soil CRC researchers at Federation University have shared the findings of their recent soil indicator survey, identifying which indicators farmers are using to inform and support their farming practices. The survey is part of a Soil CRC project led by Federation University’s Dr Nathan Robinson, wh...
Grower groups delve into soil carbon management
The Soil CRC’s NSW grower group participants are hosting the next round of soil carbon capacity building webinars for NSW’s farmers, landowners and advisors. The webinars cover the opportunities and practices for local soil carbon management relevant to the local farming systems and environment....