Category: News
Investing in soil stewardship
Rewarding farmers for good soil stewardship requires financial markets that are willing and able to invest in soil management. Unlocking this investment in soils is the focus of the ‘Rewarding soil stewardship’ project led by Dr Nicholas Pawsey from Charles Sturt University. The project is endea...
Soil amendment trial underway in Burdekin, Queensland
Australia’s agricultural soils are often plagued with multiple physical and chemical constraints that hinder crop root growth and access to water. By reducing these constraints, roots can more easily penetrate the soil and access the essential resources they need to grow. A Soil CRC field tria...
Managing phytotoxicity in soils for stronger grain yields
Residual effects of herbicides in soil can linger longer than we realise. Little is understood about the toxicity threshold levels of such residues. Win Win Pyone, a Soil CRC PhD candidate from Murdoch University, is investigating toxicity levels from herbicide carryover, and the effect these residu...
Charles Sturt University and Soil CRC – collaboration makes for better research outputs
Professor Michael Friend, Pro Vice Chancellor at Charles Sturt University, explains that collaborating with cooperative research centres not only builds the capabilities of university researchers, but also grows their networks. The Soil CRC provides a national network for universities and their r...
Talkin’ Soil Health Conference
Soil CRC participant Wheatbelt NRM held their Talkin’ Soil Health Conference in August at York in Western Australia. ...
Have your say on the National Soil Action Plan
The National Soil Action Plan is now open for public consultation until 7 November 2022....
Legend of biochar
Soil CRC Program Leader, Dr Lukas Van Zwieten from the NSW Department of Primary Industries is officially a legend! Lukas was announced as the inaugural inductee to the Biochar Hall of Fame when the Australian New Zealand Biochar Industry Group (ANZBIG) held their Biochar Roadmap Summit at the Adela...
Five minutes with a farmer group – Mallee Sustainable Farming
MSF formed largely through the need to conduct local, on-farm research for farmers in low rainfall environments....
Overcoming soil constraints in highly calcareous soils
Calcareous soils present a host of challenges that can severely limit crop production. ...
Soil CRC Conference wrap up
The 2022 Soil CRC Participants Conference was a long time coming....
PhD students gather for Participants Conference
We had a fantastic day of PhD workshops on day one of the Soil CRC Participants Conference in Adelaide. ...
Soil CRC future opportunities
There were two valuable panel discussions at the Participants Conference, providing both industry perspectives and farmer group perspectives on future opportunities for the Soil CRC. One of the defining characters of all CRCs is bringing together industry and researchers, and these two panels showca...