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This literature review is part of the Soil CRC’s research project, ‘Overcoming soil constraints in highly calcareous soils’ (4.2.003). Read more.

This report summarises findings of the project ‘More profitable crops on highly calcareous soils by improving early vigour and overcoming soil constraints’ (4.2.003), from four years of activities where the first three years were initially contracted and then extended for a fourth year. Read report.

This project (4.2.003) focused on identifying practical approaches to improve soil condition, early crop vigour, and crop productivity on calcareous soil in the south-east and upper Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Read our research findings fact sheet.

Dr Nigel Wilhelm from SARDI presents on his Soil CRC projects on highly calcareous soils at the 2022 Soil CRC Participants Conference held on 24 August 2022 in Adelaide. Watch the recording.

This presentation outlines the research from a project co-funded by the Soil CRC and GRDC working in conjunction with local farmer groups to overcome constraints in the topsoil and subsoil in calcareous soils in South Australia. Watch webinar.

In this video SARDI soil scientist Dr Nigel Wilhelm takes you on a field-walk through a trial site that is part of the new calcareous soil investment project. Dr Wilhelm also demonstrates 2 simple field tests used to measure pH and detect the presence of calcium carbonate in these crop hostile soils.

Farming on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula for more than a century means the Kuhlmann family has plenty of experience dealing with the difficult challenges to cropping that calcareous soils present. Watch this video to learn more about the Soil CRC and GRDC investment into calcareous soil research.

In this GRDC video SARDI soil scientist and Soil CRC Project Leader Nigel Wilhelm looks at two common crop production problems of calcareous soils – rhizoctonia and excess boron. Watch video.