Improving soil health in Western Australian farming systems

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IDs and People

Program:

Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms

Research Type:

Research Project

Researchers:

Daniel Murphy

Frances Hoyle

Subjects

Subjects:

Soils

Primary Industries

Keywords:

Soil

health

Western

Australian

Farming

systems

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

Background

Aims:

Develop a statewide soil health monitoring programme
Develop management strategies to overcome production constraints, delivering this information to growers and agri-business
Establish benchmarked sites to identify and highlight the nature and extent of soil biological, chemical and physical constraints
Establish demonstration sites that address issues relevant to best practice for the future production and sustainability of the soil resource
Provide full economic analysis of new management practices promoted
Provide the basis of an ongoing soil health monitoring program
Provide soil health workshops (tailored to regional issues) to grower groups and agri-business

Method

Trial report and demonstration booklet; economic analysis of best practice management options, website, trade press articles and field day walks/presentations, four workshops annually for the duration of the project.

Project contributors

Avon Catchment Council
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Agricultural Research Western Australia
Department of Agriculture and Food, WA
Grower Group Alliance
Local Farmer Group Network
PlanFarm
Nutrient Management Systems

All in Farming

Improving soil health in Western Australian farming systems

Method

Project contributors