Did you know that cover cropping is one of the most useful tools for managing intensive vegetable growing soils?

The Hort Innovation-funded project Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16068) has filled an important gap for vegetable growers, bringing cover crop information together and modifying it specifically for the Australian vegetable industry.

The field research generated new information on the use and agronomy of cover crops to manage soil structure, soil microbial communities, specific beneficial microbes, and soil-borne diseases in Australia.

Vegetable grower Darren Long, from MG Farms, said the advancements in cover cropping have been an “absolute game-changer” and the most advanced, single change to farming that he has seen for 30 years.

Click here to read more about how cover cropping can improve productivity.

Click here to access the host of resources developed by the project on the Soil Wealth website.