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Soils

Bruce Cockroft

Soil is a key to boosting irrigation productivity

Food production in Australia can be greatly increased without putting pressure on limited water supplies.

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Subsoil structure in irrigated Australian vineyards

Research Bulletin

Good soil structure is essential for healthy, resilient plants because it allows them to develop extensive, active root systems. This promotes efficient use of water and nutrients, encourages biological activity and buffers plants against drought and other hardship. It is a neglected, but vital component of soil fertility.

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Adaptive learning through five strands of root-zone knowledge

Case Study

This case study looks at prototyping the automated soil solution sampling and measurement tool to locate salt in the soil profile.

Investigations into Oxygation

Oxygation of fig and pineapple crops was the interest of Central Queensland University student Michael Law, whose project built on investigations into the technique as a means of generating healthier interactions between water, soil and plant physiology.

The Healthy Soils Symposium - Can Australian Soils Sustain our Agricultural Systems?

Proceedings

Investors in the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms programme are proud to convene a Symposium on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The event poses a challenging question and invites farmers, scientists, agronomists and economists to find answers. Can Australian soils sustain our agricultural systems? At this event we are confident that delegates will go home with valuable new perspectives and a better capacity to formulate their own answers. We are particularly proud of (more)...

Healthy Soils: Soil is a National Asset - Corporate Brochure

The Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms Programme is a wide-ranging, $5 million programme that covers a variety of agricultural sectors across almost all the states of Australia. The current range of agricultural industries involved in the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms Programme includes: • Grain and crops • Cotton • Sheep and wool • Sugar • Vegetables • Organics The scale of the projects supported (more)...

4 - Incorporating rye grass into soil management

4 - Incorporating rye grass into soil management from Land and Water Australia on (more)...

3 - Continuing the research

3 - Continuing the research from Land and Water Australia on Vimeo. (more)...

1 - The importance of managing soil for productivity

1 - The importance of managing soil for productivity from Land and Water Australia on (more)...