VegNET WA worked with a horticultural producer in Albany to evaluate how well sweet corn production knowledge developed in Carnarvon could be adapted to the different climatic and soil conditions of the south coast.

The sweet corn field investigation was based on the results from a replicated trial at the Carnarvon Research Station, comparing a biomineral production system to conventional fertiliser strategies.

The Albany trial demonstrated that the biomineral approach could achieve a similar total marketable yield as conventional methods, while producing more consistent growth and ease of harvest, with lower nutrient inputs.