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  • New ebook embraces latest science for plant nutrition
    Soil and Nutrition, 20 Oct 2023
    New ebook embraces latest science for plant nutrition

    Explore Plant Nutrition with Free Ebook: Soil Quality Series Unveils '10 Plant Nutrition' Guide. Discover the latest evidence-based research and practical insights for managing plant nutrition in a user-friendly digital format.

  • Growers join trials to re-engineer soils and close the yield gap
    Soil and Nutrition, 16 Oct 2023
    Growers join trials to re-engineer soils and close the yield gap

    Experimental soil treatments offer options for northern region growers wanting to overcome the constraints of dispersive soils to retain moisture and close the yield gap for their crops. More than 20 growers across Queensland and New South Wales have joined on-farm trials to supplement core experimental sites investigating how to improve soil structure and lift crop yields in the northern region.

  • Which crop types perform best in high strength soils?
    Soil and Nutrition, 12 Oct 2023
    Which crop types perform best in high strength soils?

    A new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment will explore the capabilities of different crops and varieties to overcome high strength soils, examining which crops could be introduced into farming system rotations as an alternative management option to amelioration.

  • New resources for growers considering fertiliser options amid shortages
    Soil and Nutrition, 05 Oct 2023
    New resources for growers considering fertiliser options amid shortages

    GRDC addresses urea shortage with expert resources, supply management insights, and nitrogen application guidance for growers. Stay informed to secure fertiliser needs.

  • Research unravelling complex soil pH interaction
    Soil and Nutrition, 04 Oct 2023
    Research unravelling complex soil pH interaction

    Lime-responsive and non-responsive soils have been targeted by NGN-driven research that is developing best-practice amelioration protocols

  • Innovations to sowing time
    Soil and Nutrition, 02 Oct 2023
    Innovations to sowing time

    Innovations around sowing time are transforming farming practices in ways that make yields more stable and cropping more adaptable to varying climate conditions

  • Investing $36M in next gen technology to unlock soil potential
    Soil and Nutrition, 14 Sep 2023
    Investing $36M in next gen technology to unlock soil potential

    Announced at Trangie Agricultural Research Station in central western NSW yesterday (September 13) the Unlocking Soil Potential strategic partnership will run for five years and will focus on identifying and developing next generation soil technologies (NGST).

  • Lime project could bring good news for no-till farmers
    Soil and Nutrition, 08 Sep 2023
    Lime project could bring good news for no-till farmers

    Research into correcting soil acidification in cropping systems is showing that using different lime application techniques can suit differing soil types and farming practices. After several years, the study has revealed economically significant third-year responses in pulse crops and indicated that lime might not always need physical incorporation to deliver the greatest benefit.

  • Researchers ponder options for managing dispersive soils
    Soil and Nutrition, 28 Aug 2023
    Researchers ponder options for managing dispersive soils

    Dispersive soils present a multitude of issues – poor permeability, high soil strength, surface crusting, waterlogging, alkaline pH, salinity and boron toxicity. When managing these soils, the aim is to get enough water into the soil profile to leach transient salinity deeper into the soil profile and, in doing so, increase the plant-available water. For decades, gypsum has been the ‘go-to’ treatment to improve soil structure and soil water-holding capacity on dispersive soils. 

  • Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration
    Soil and Nutrition, 11 Jul 2023
    Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration

    A novel form of soil amelioration is opening rocky laterite country for more efficient farming in Western Australia. Specialist equipment is being deployed to pulverise this rock and Scott Young at Cuballing has found it has both direct and indirect benefits to his cropping operations.

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