QLD: Cover cropping for soil health and productivity: Preparing for the wet season in north Queensland
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QLD: Cover cropping for soil health and productivity: Preparing for the wet season in north Queensland
12 November @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Get your soils ready for the wet season!
Join us for a practical workshop designed for north Queensland vegetable and melon growers, focused on making the most of cover crops.
Discover how the right cover crop choices can boost soil health, reduce erosion, improve moisture management, and strengthen your production system. You’ll learn proven strategies for establishing, managing, and terminating cover crops to suit north Queensland’s unique growing conditions.
What attendees will see and learn from the event:
- Improving soil health
- Choice of species of cover crops
- Moisture management and strategies for establishing cover crops ahead of the wet season
- Termination and pest and disease considerations
- Considerations for different cash crops/operations
Date: 12 November 2025
Location: Ayr Research Station – 343 Old Clare Rd, McDesme Qld
Speakers: Kelvin Montagu (SWICP), Richelle Kelly (VegNET)
For more information about this event, contact Isabella Ellmers (isabella.ellmers@ahr.com.au 0431 125 513