Projects
Project 1.4.005 A new tool for assessing the benefits of adopting new farming practices
Dr Nathan Craig Project Leader West Midlands Group This project will create a reporting tool to communicate the risks and benefits of…
Project 1.4.006 Assessing the financial impacts of using organic wastes as fertiliser
Dr Richard Culas Project Leader Charles Sturt University While the biophysical benefits of incorporating organic wastes as fertilisers into soils are known,…
Project 1.4.007 Soil CRC Accelerator Program – Maximising adoption and engagement
Bret Ryan Project Leader Southern Farming Systems Translating research outputs into tangible, practical outcomes for farmers can be challenging. This project will…
Project 2.1.001 A review of indicators of soil health and function: farmers’ needs and data management
Associate Professor Peter Dahlhaus Project Leader Federation University The aim of this review was to determine which indicators would be most practical…
Project 2.1.002 Is the isotopic composition of bulk soil carbon and nitrogen a robust indicator of agricultural soil health?
Dr Naomi Wells Project Leader Southern Cross University The goal of this project was to identify indicators of carbon and nitrogen status…
Project 2.1.004 Smelling soil
Dr Shane Powell Project Leader University of Tasmania Farmers often intuitively assess soil by smell. There is strong evidence that the fingerprint…
Project 2.1.005 Smelling soil: eNose development
Dr Shane Powell Project Leader University of Tasmania Farmers often use smell to assess soil because the volatile compounds produced by biological…
Project 2.1.006 Matching soil performance indicators to farming systems
Dr Nathan Robinson Project Leader Federation University The Soil CRC Scoping Study on soil performance indicators concluded that there was no universal…
Project 2.1.007 Affordable rapid field-based soil tests: Phase two – soil organic carbon
Dr Liang Wang Project Leader The University of Newcastle This project aims to address the issue of costly and time-consuming laboratory soil…
Project 2.1.008 Measuring soil microbes
Dr Mick Rose Project Leader NSW Department of Primary Industries There is increasing recognition amongst farmers and scientists alike that soil biology…