Cool Soils Initiative

2022

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s)	Jane McInnes Cassandra Schefe
Year(s)	2022
Contributor	Riverine Plains
Trial location(s)	Berrigan, NSW Gerogery, NSW Henty, NSW Holbrook, NSW Jerilderie, NSW Rennie, NSW Urana, NSW Wagga Wagga, NSW Walbundrie, NSW Cobram, VIC Dookie, VIC Euroa, VIC Rutherglen, VIC Shepparton, VIC Tungamah, VIC Violet Town, VIC Wangaratta, VIC Yarrawonga, VIC

Aims

The Cool Soil Initiative aims to increase the long-term sustainability and yield stability of the grain-producing regions of southern New South Wales and northeast Victoria, through the adoption of innovative agronomic strategies and enhancing understanding of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to increase soil health and related function.

Key messages

The Cool Soil Initiative is a pre-competitive, collaborative approach to understand the key drivers of on-farm emissions, while supporting the food industry partners to learn more about the farming systems that produce their grain. Farmer engagement and feedback is pivotal to the success of this program, with farming system groups providing strong support and advocacy for participating farmers. This means the Cool Soil Initiative is continuing to learn and grow, which improves the on-ground benefit of the program to support farmers in the sustainable production of food from productive, profitable farming systems.

Lead research organisation	N/A
Host research organisation	N/A
Related program	N/A
Acknowledgments	Riverine Plains acknowledges the investment for this year’s results by Mars Petcare, Kellogg’s, The Manildra Group, Corson, Allied Pinnacle, Charles Sturt University and Food Agility CRC, as well as the project support from the Sustainable Food Lab (SFL). Thankyou also to all our farmer co-operators, whose support for this project is greatly appreciated.
Other trial partners	Not specified

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Method

Crop type	Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)	Soil Properties Soil Improvement
Trial type	Article/commentary
Trial design	Not applicable

Berrigan 2022

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Gerogery 2022

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Henty 2022

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Holbrook 2022

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Jerilderie 2022

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Rennie 2022

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Urana 2022

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Wagga Wagga 2022

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Walbundrie 2022

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Cobram 2022

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Dookie 2022

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Euroa 2022

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Rutherglen 2022

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Shepparton 2022

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Tungamah 2022

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Violet Town 2022

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Wangaratta 2022

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Yarrawonga 2022

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Trial source data and summary not available
Check the trial report PDF for trial results.

Observed trial site soil information

Trial site soil testing

Not specified

Soil conditions

Trial site	Soil texture
Berrigan, NSW	Not specified
Gerogery, NSW	Not specified
Henty, NSW	Not specified
Holbrook, NSW	Not specified
Jerilderie, NSW	Not specified
Rennie, NSW	Not specified
Urana, NSW	Not specified
Wagga Wagga, NSW	Not specified
Walbundrie, NSW	Not specified
Cobram, VIC	Not specified
Dookie, VIC	Not specified
Euroa, VIC	Not specified
Rutherglen, VIC	Not specified
Shepparton, VIC	Not specified
Tungamah, VIC	Not specified
Violet Town, VIC	Not specified
Wangaratta, VIC	Not specified
Yarrawonga, VIC	Not specified

Derived trial site soil information

Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS

Trial site	Soil order
Berrigan, NSW	Sodosol
Gerogery, NSW	Sodosol
Henty, NSW	Sodosol
Holbrook, NSW	Sodosol
Jerilderie, NSW	Sodosol
Rennie, NSW	Sodosol
Urana, NSW	Sodosol
Wagga Wagga, NSW	Kandosol
Walbundrie, NSW	Sodosol
Cobram, VIC	Sodosol
Dookie, VIC	Sodosol
Euroa, VIC	Sodosol
Rutherglen, VIC	Sodosol
Shepparton, VIC	Sodosol
Tungamah, VIC	Sodosol
Violet Town, VIC	Sodosol
Wangaratta, VIC	Sodosol
Yarrawonga, VIC	Sodosol

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.

Berrigan VIC

Gerogery VIC

Henty VIC

Holbrook VIC

Jerilderie VIC

Rennie VIC

Urana VIC

Wagga Wagga VIC

Walbundrie VIC

Cobram VIC

Dookie VIC

Euroa VIC

Rutherglen VIC

Shepparton VIC

Tungamah VIC