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A new test could simplify gypsum rate calculations. Credit: Maxim Ibragimov, Shutterstock.

New test informs accurate gypsum requirements

Researchers are developing a simple soil incubation test to determine gypsum rates.

02 September 2024

The Birchip Cropping Group is studying groundcover over the summer months, particularly in the marginal regions of the Mallee. Credit: Mark Saunders.

Mitigating soil erosion in the Mallee

A Victorian study looks at agronomic strategies for protecting soil from wind erosion.

12 August 2024

A collaboration between DPIRD and GRDC aims to to boost WA grain yields by increasing water use efficiency by over 10 per cent, and improve crop nutrient availability by refining soil re-engineering and agronomy practices. Credit: Mark Saunders.

New $55.9M partnership aims to boost WA grain production

A DPIRD and GRDC collaboration aims to transform water and nutrient use efficiency in WA.

07 August 2024

The Armatree field site, one of six core sites which forms an important part of the study. Credti: Chris Guppy, University of New England.

Amelioration strategies in the spotlight

Data from a long-running project has shed light on the efficacy of various amelioration strategies.

09 July 2024

A new soil science resource has been launched online. Image courtesy SoilsWest.

New soil knowledge website now online

A website dedicated to sharing soil science and management insights is now available.

12 June 2024

Developed at the University of Tasmania, the BILBY wireless communication node sends data from a soil moisture probe through the soil to a gateway then to the cloud. Credit: University of Tasmania.

New soil sensors designed to be 'farm tough'

Two new soil sensors are on track towards commercialisation.

10 June 2024

Birchip Cropping Group senior operations manager and research agronomist, Brooke Bennett, is leading a trial looking at the legacy effects of growing pulses, aiming to put some valuable figures around the benefits of nitrogen fixation. Credit: BCG.

Legacy benefits of nitrogen fixation investigated

Victorian field trial looks at nitrogen fixation benefits from growing pulses.

02 May 2024

NSW DPI research agronomist Mathew Dunn at the Wagga Wagga, NSW, research farm, during a field day in early February. Photo: Mark Saunders.

Soil acidity problems tackled in southern NSW

NSW field experiment trial helps uncover extent and severity of soil acidity.

22 March 2024

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