Category: In the Media

Parliamentary Friends of Soil celebrate World Soil Day

The Parliamentary Friends of Soil group celebrated the United Nations’ World Soil Day at a networking event held at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 November. Hosted by Soil Science Australia with support from the Soil CRC and Soils For Life, along with fifteen other organisations, the event was a m...

Making sense of soil indicators

Farmers, agronomists and researchers are being invited to participate in a project that looks at the factors influencing their decisions about soil indicators – the tools that evaluate soil performance and help farmers make informed decisions about soil health on their property. The project aims t...

Building a ‘bigger bucket’ for Australian crops

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland are part of a Soil CRC project team helping to ensure Australia’s agricultural sector stays strong in the face of drought. Funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, the research project enables the CRC to extend our long-...

Soil CRC receives drought research grant

The Soil CRC is the proud recipient of a $3.94 million grant from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund to help evaluate drought resilience in varying farming systems and soils. Prime Minister Albanese and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt, today announced $38...

OPINION: Soil reporting deserves greater priority

Unlocking financial investment in soils is the focus of the ‘Rewarding soil stewardship’ project led by Dr Nicholas Pawsey from Charles Sturt University. Dr Pawsey argues not enough financial investment is made to protect this finite resource coming at the expense of farmers, investors and, in t...

Unearthing the secrets of soil management

Dr Chloe Lai of the University of Southern Queensland is leading a new Soil CRC project investigating the best ways to manage multiple soil constraints, such as sodicity, acidity, and salinity, which are known to limit a soil’s yield. The University of Southern Queensland shared her story: “Our ...

CRC invests in new research projects

From GRDC Groundcover: The Soil CRC announced funding for six new research projects. ...

Soil carbon in Australia and Europe

These webinars explore the practicalities of managing soil carbon in diverse farming conditions with a focus on both Australia and Europe. ...

NSW Country Hour ABC Radio

CEO Dr Michael Crawford speaks to ABC Country Hour about reaching the half way mark of the Soil CRC. ...

The real dirt on carbon farming

Are the expectations of soil carbon realistic? ...

Soil CRC shines the spotlight on soil health

From Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection website: Underperforming agricultural soils cost Australian farmers billions of dollars in lost revenue each year – but the good news is that all is not yet lost for our soils.  “Our purpose is to undertake soil research and development (R&...

Soil fungi could help reduce climate change

From Cosmos magazine: It’s not enough anymore to simply cut back on CO2....