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Understanding what management decisions farmers make, and why, is vital.

As is the way for so many at the moment, in lieu of holding our Soil CRC Conference, we are having a series of five webinars.

We're developing an eNose that will help smell the soil to determine the health of the soil.

Craig is a mechatronic engineer putting his skills to use in proximal soil sensing. He's leading the Soil CRC project "Novel sensor technology to measure and map nutrients".

This project will build soil knowledge and technical skills of thirty grower and NRM groups from around the country. 

It's a diverse team from USQ who work with the Soil CRC, they are mostly based in the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems.

Operating in the high rainfall zone of Victoria, Southern Farming Systems is a farmer driven organisation.

Hot on the heels of World Toilet Day and Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, it's easy to be cynical about another Day to celebrate.

Having a diverse farming system provides multiple benefits, including resilience, weed and disease suppression and improved soil health. However, in Australia, crop diversity is often limited.

You know that cliche about finding a job you love and never working a day again? Well, that’s just what Lukas Van Zwieten has managed to do.

For the past 30 years, Charles Sturt University has been producing professionals for rural regions from across multiple campuses.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has campuses across Tasmania, with one in Hobart in the south, Launceston in the north and Burnie in the north-west, as well as two campuses in Sydney.