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This fact sheet was developed by Soil CRC participant, Wheatbelt NRM, to demonstrate the findings from three Soil CRC projects on how farming practices and natural ecosystem processes influence soil carbon, soil health and the ability of agricultural soils to withstand and recover from stress.
It includes practical implications and a decision support framework to help land owners undertake a self assessment to adopt the trialed practices used in three projects. Read fact sheet.

In this episode of the Mallee Sustainable Farming ‘Farm Talk’ podcast, PIRSA’s Amanda Schapel shares insights from the long-running, collaborative, Soil CRC sandy soil project. The project investigated how clay and organic amendments can improve the productivity and resilience of sandy soils through literature reviews, pot trials and long-term multi-site field research. Listen here.

Wheatbelt NRM’s ‘Get the dirt’ podcast digs into what really matters for soil health, resilience and farming in a tough climate. In this eye-opening interview, soil scientist Dr Mehran Rashti, Soil CRC project leader (4.1.005 and 4.1.003) from Griffith University, reveals how understanding soil resilience, from microbial functions, organic matter, to the importance of root depth, could help improve your crop long-term. Listen here.

Soil CRC Program 2 Leader, Dr Nathan Robinson, sat down with agtech innovator Simon Edwards from the University of Tasmania to chat about the Soil CRC’s BANDICOOT® soil probe — a tool that provides actionable insights into compaction, moisture, salinity and clay content in under 30 seconds, making it practical for routine in-paddock use. Watch the video.

A fact sheet to support the Soil CRC’s ‘Evaluating soil functional resilience to compaction and drought’ webinar, delivered as part of our ‘Building technical capacity for improved soil management’ webinar series. Read fact sheet.

This fact sheet supports the ‘Deep ripping, claying and manuring on sandy soils in the Wimmera’ webinar hosted by Soil CRC Community of Practice participant Kate Maddern, Birchip Cropping Group (BCG). Read fact sheet.

Liu, X., Rezaei Rashti, M., Van Zwieten, L., Esfandbod, M., Rose, M. T., & Chen, C. (2023). Microbial carbon functional responses to compaction and moisture stresses in two contrasting Australian soils. Soil and Tillage Research, 234, Article 105825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105825

This presentation by Soil CRC Project Leader Dr Mehran Rezaei Rashti focuses on assessment of a soil resistance and resilience approach as a measure of soil health and performance under environmental stresses such as compaction and drought. Watch webinar.