Wheatbelt NRM’s ‘Get the dirt’ podcast digs into what really matters for soil health, resilience and farming in a tough climate.
In this eye-opening interview, soil scientist Dr Mehran Rashti, Soil CRC project leader (4.1.003 and 4.1.005) from Griffith University, reveals how understanding soil resilience, from microbial functions, organic matter, to the importance of root depth, could help improve your crop long-term.
Host Aimee Mouritz, Wheatbelt NRM’s Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator, brings candid conversation mixed with practical insights, drawing from her own experience working in the field as part of the National Soil Monitoring Program.
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This podcast episode was supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils (Soil CRC) and recorded in March 2026.