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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.

The Soil CRC’s Communications Manager caught up for a five-minute chat with Sarah Noack, Research and Extension Manager at Hart Field Site Group.

Life has come full circle for Dr Francisco Ascui, an expert in environmental accounting and finance. He grew up on a small farm in northern Tasmania, studied at the University of Tasmania and after a long stint working and studying in the UK, he has recently returned to the University of Tasmania to work as an Adjunct Associate Professor based at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA).