14 April 2020
MC Farm’s Darren Long is a long-time cover crop advocate who has been involved in a Hort Innovation-funded project established to support Australian vegetable growers, to effectively use cover […]
31 March 2020
Schreurs & Sons is a large and successful vegetable growing business in Clyde, Victoria. S&S’s Koo Wee Rup farm is also a demonstration site under the Soil Wealth ICP project. […]
26 September 2019
Two demonstration trial sites were established under the Soils in Action project, run by AUSVEG SA, to showcase compost use in commercial vegetable production. The aim was to […]
17 March 2020
A resource has been made available outlining advantages and drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides. As part of a case study on a Bathurst pumpkin […]
4 February 2020
Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand has published a fact sheet on the impact of animals on the risk of foodborne illnesses in the […]
16 December 2019
A Bathurst vegetable grower, working with the Soil Wealth team is breaking new ground by using cover crops and strip tillage to make his irrigation water […]
22 October 2019
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project, delivered by RM Consulting Group and Applied Horticultural Research, have produced an article about whether growers should sell […]
17 September 2019
Check out the Growing Matters podcast series, which looks into two different areas on soil health: Growing Matters – #1 Basics of cover cropping with Dr […]
13 August 2019
Join this interactive lunchtime session to hear from leading industry experts on some of the most interesting and practical advances in weed management.
30 July 2019
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Cropping Team speaks with Ed Fagan, who explains why his initial reservations about strip-till and cover crops were dispelled. Related ProjectsSoil […]
25 February 2020
To ensure that the agrichemical needs of the vegetable sector are accurately recorded and understood, AUSVEG is coordinating crop-specific surveys.
1 January 2019
To ensure that the agrichemical needs of the vegetable sector are accurately recorded and understood, AUSVEG is coordinating crop-specific surveys.
23 July 2019
To ensure that the agrichemical needs of the vegetable sector are accurately recorded and understood, AUSVEG is coordinating crop-specific surveys.
17 March 2019
The Soil Wealth demonstration site at Cowra NSW has shown the value of cover cropping in retaining soil moisture during a hot, dry summer.
10 February 2019
Cover crops are practical ways of improving soil productivity and health. Learn more at this one-day workshop with visits to a commercial farm.
1 February 2019
These workshops and farm walks in Forthside and Cambridge will discuss herbicide resistance, crop rotation influence on weed pressure, cover crops, and integrated weed management.
20 December 2018
Research into cover cropping aims to combine new practices that growers like Tasmania's Deon Gibson can use to improve yields and ultimately increase prices.
19 November 2018
This video from a levy-funded project discusses the value of cover cropping in maintaining soil health and increasing productivity in potato production.
21 October 2018
The Soil Wealth/ICP project is exploring key issues, including the value of cover crops over the wet season and IPM, at its new site.
24 September 2018
This levy-funded video provides guidance on sowing, management, and termination of buckwheat as a cover crop, which offers advantages like quick residue breakdown.
13 August 2018
Learn more from leading researchers and practical experts about how to select and manage cover crops to deliver production benefits in this levy funded workshop.
5 June 2018
This case study provides insights into some of the main changes involving controlled traffic, cover crops and compost at the Kalfresh demonstration site in Queensland.
28 May 2018
A farm walk in Richmond, Tasmania, on Thursday 31 May will look at if cover crops can reduce sclerotinia in lettuce. Click here for more!
15 May 2018
The project team behind the RIPPA has produced detailed recap articles of the robot's roadtrip through Tasmania and Victoria.
30 April 2018
A report from a levy-funded project has analysed the viability of protected cropping in the Burdekin Dry Tropics, the Atherton Tablelands, Bundaberg and Carnarvon.
26 March 2018
Winter cover crops can help your soil management, control pests and diseases and protect your soil from wind and water erosion.
29 January 2018
The Schreurs and the Soil Wealth and ICP team trialled Caliente Mustard, rye corn and sorghum as summer cover crops to act as soil conditioners.
16 January 2018
A new case study presents lessons from cover crop and IPM trials at the Eastbrook Vegetable Farms demonstration site in Mt Barker, SA.
12 January 2018
To ensure that the agrichemical needs of the vegetable sector are accurately recorded and understood, AUSVEG is coordinating crop-specific surveys.