Healthy soils for sustainable farms

2008

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mel Cann (DPI)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Healthy soils for sustainable farms locations
Aims

To improve farmer’s capacity to manage soil health issues by providing information and access to soil management strategies and techniques

Key messages
  • Healthy Soils workshops are delivering knowledge, skills, and tools to better manage soils for improved soil health
  • Care must be taken with soil sampling, transport and laboratory procedures for accurate test results
  • Management significantly influences soil biology through various practices such as controlling what quality and quantity of organic matter is incorporated into the soil through crop and rotation choice, the utilisation of additives such as pesticides and herbicides, and the intensity and type of tillage employed.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source DAWR
Trial funding source Land and Water Australia
Related program Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms
Acknowledgments

BCG thanks the ‘Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms’ program, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Land and Water Australia and GRDC for financial support. We also recognise and thank the project partners: DPI Healthy Soils Team, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Southern Farming Systems, Rural Solutions SA and supporting consultants.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Properties: Type
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Birchip 2008

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Birchip, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, VIC Vertosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Birchip VIC
2008 275.5mm
2007 274.8mm
2006 283.6mm
2005 316.0mm
2004 281.0mm
2003 275.8mm
2002 240.1mm
2001 285.1mm
2000 290.6mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Birchip VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Birchip Cropping Group office location
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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2008 trial report



Trial last modified: 07-05-2019 19:24pm AEST