News

Working with farmer groups from across Australia, this project is finding some interesting factors that influence why some farmers adopt soil management practices.

We cancelled our Participants Conference for 2020, but we hosted a series of five amazing webinars.

Farmers across Australia and New Zealand can now see soil data from both public and private sources through a new internet portal.

Many speakers highlighted the opportunities in better managing our soil for productive and sustainable outcomes.

Understanding what management decisions farmers make, and why, is vital.

As is the way for so many at the moment, in lieu of holding our Soil CRC Conference, we are having a series of five webinars.

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).

This project aims to develop innovative fertiliser products derived from wastewater from various sources such as poultry and pig manure, dairy farm wastes, sewage and industrial effluents.

Federation University Australia is home to the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) who contributor a strong team of researchers to the Soil CRC. 

At the workshop at North Central CMA Project: Surveying on farm practices Project Leader: Dr Hanabeth Luke – Southern Cross University Program:…

It is hard to have a conversation with Richard Doyle that doesn't somehow end up leading to soil. That's why he was the perfect choice for Program Leader at the Soil CRC.  

Burdekin Productivity Services is a not-for-profit grower and miller owned organisation in far north Queensland. We caught up with Rob Milla, Manager, for a five minute chat.

Patron of the Soil CRC, Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery was reappointed as National Soils Advocate by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison…

The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, today praised the efforts of the Soil CRC at the Bush Summit in Dubbo.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has joined the Soil CRC as a Partner.

The Soil CRC caught up with a very busy Nathan Craig – the Executive Officer from West Midlands Group for a five minute chat.

The Sandy soils project team at the Soil CRC conference Located in Perth, Murdoch University is the only Soil CRC University partner…

For Professor Nanthi Bolan, Program Leader of Program 3, agriculture is in his blood. It has been his life.

The Visualising Australasia's Soils project has hit the ground running, holding a workshop that brought together farmer groups and researchers for some valuable conversations about soil data and the online portal the project will produce.

A trial soil injection of biosolids in liquid form to improve soil productivity was showcased at a field day hosted by South East Water.

Over 100 delegates from around the country came together last week in Newcastle, for the inaugural Soil CRC participants conference.

The Soil CRC has announced another 15 new research projects, bringing the number of current Soil CRC projects to 24.

Catherine Allan is an Associate Professor in Environment, Sociology and Planning at Charles Sturt University and is the Program Leader for Program 1 – Investing in high performance soils at the Soil CRC.

Griffith University, located in Brisbane, Queensland, is one of Australia’s leading research universities and is a Major Partner in the Soil CRC.

The Soil CRC spent five minutes with Diana Fear, Acting CEO of Central West Farming Systems (CWFS).

The Soil CRC will be holding its Participants Conference in Newcastle on 2-4 April 2019. Registrations are open for all staff and members of the 39 Soil CRC participant organisations.

Newcastle is making a major contribution to Australia’s soil research efforts, with two soil-related Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) headquartered at the University of Newcastle.

Which soil indicators would be most practical to improve the profitability for Australian farmers?

Nine new projects have just been announced by the Soil CRC in Major Investment Round One.