Archive: November 2024
Eyre Peninsula farmers taking part in national landholder study
More than 1500 farmers across South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula have been selected to take part in a survey about land and farm management practices. So far, over 340 landholders have filled in and returned their surveys, but it’s not too late to participate and we would welcome a few more farmer...
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€...