This project was contracted to support Australian vegetable growers in effectively using cover crops to boost soil health and reap productivity benefits. Bringing together a consortium of research partners, it is building on existing cover crop trial sites and establishing new ones to explore the how, why and when to best use cover crops across Australia’s main vegetable growing regions. It is exporing cover crop species, cropping sequences, sowing windows and transition practices under a range of soil types, climates and crops, and ultimately deliver clear grower guidelines for using cover cropping that are specific to growing regions.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund