Events

Knowledge sharing activities for farmers and advisors

The Soil CRC is delivering a series of extension activities in collaboration with our participating farmer groups and research partners as part of our Adoption Plan.

Upcoming activities and events related to Soil CRC research are listed below. Click on the links for more information.

March 2026

Tuesday 3 March – Mallee research update, Murrayville (Vic). Hosted by Mallee Sustainable Farming. Featuring Soil CRC researcher Amanda Schapel (‘New amendments for sandy soils’) and Peter Weir (Rainfall Mapper app).

Thursday 5 March – Soils in focus seminar, Keith (SA). Hosted by Mackillop Farm Management Group. Featuring Soil CRC researchers Amanda Schapel (‘New amendments for sandy soils’), Stephen Lang (‘Addressing soil compaction’), Nigel Wilhelm (‘Overcoming soil constraints in highly calcareous soils’), and Peter Weir (‘New app helps farmers view rainfall distribution’).

Wednesday 11 March – Mallee research update, Karoonda (SA). Hosted by Mallee Sustainable Farming. Featuring Soil CRC researcher Brian Hughes (‘Managing soil for high performance after a drought’).

Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 March – SPAA Precision Ag Expo, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld. Hosted by the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia. Featuring Soil CRC CEO Michael Crawford and Soil CRC researchers Kattie Weigh (microbial indicators) and Uwe Grewer (soil management decision support tools).

April 2026

Event details coming soon.

Previous webinars

You’ll find recordings of all our previous webinars on our Knowledge Hub at the link below.

Information about our ‘Soil carbon capacity building’ webinar series can be found on the project webpage.

Watch our ‘‘Understanding farmers, sharing knowledge and reporting innovation’ webinar series and access the related resources on our news webpage.

Soil CRC Participants Conference 2025

26 – 28 August 2025

Duxton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia

The Soil CRC headed to Perth, Western Australia for our 2025 Participants Conference. It was a great opportunity for Soil CRC participants from the eastern states to learn more about Western Australia soils and agriculture and to interact with our WA colleagues on their home ground.

Researchers, farmers, industry representatives, and PhD students involved in the Soil CRC came together to share our research outcomes and celebrate our achievements.

Members of the public joined us on days 2 and 3 of the conference to find out more about our research. We gathered at the Duxton Hotel in Perth CBD for our conference plenary on day 2, before heading into the field to see soil research in action on day 3.

Read our September 2025 Soil CRC newsletter for conference highlights and watch our presentation recordings on the Soil CRC YouTube channel.