HEALTHY SOILS
- MLA
- 2019/20/21/22
- 10
- Southern Feed Base
- Current
Research Question
The healthy productive soils package will provide producers and advisors with the opportunity to build their capacity to diagnose the health of their soil through visual assessment in combination with soil test results and develop plans to achieve the soil condition they want. A range of activities are provided to learn at your own pace or with groups of likeminded producers. This independent, credible information combines insights from producers, results from the latest MLA supported research and observations from experienced advisors to help you work out the best way to build healthy, productive soils on your farm.Research Information & Objectives
What resources are available?
Visual indicators of soil condition
Visual indicators of soil condition Online Booklet
Video 1. Visual indicators of soil condition Part I: In the paddock
Video 2. Visual indicators of soil condition Part II: Plants and pasture
Video 3. Visual indicators of soil condition Part III: Soil surface and clover roots
Nutrients/Fertiliser
Healthy Soils Webinar Video – Session 1 Fertilisers
Healthy Soils Webinar Presentation Slides – Session 1: Nutrients/Alternative Fertilisers
Understanding Biological Farming Inputs Technical Report
Chicken Litter: Alternative fertiliser for pastures and ways to increase soil organic carbon Report
Test Strips help make better fertiliser decisions
FAQ Nutrients/Fertilisers/Biological amendments
Premium Pasture Club webinar, 27th April 2022, Nitrogen use in pastures – Can we improve?
How to maximise the potential gains from N in perennial pasture systems? – Lisa Warn, Ag Consulting
Maximising legume N contribution in mixed pastures- Dr Belinda Hackney, NSW DPI
How to use fertiliser N successfully – Lee Menhennett, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
Soil Acidity
Sharing Information Webinar – Session 2: Soil Acidity
Holbrook Landcare Network Healthy Soil Group Soil Acidity
Tackling Acid Soils - findings to date video
Soil Acidity – Producer Case Studies
Soil Organic Carbon
Building Soil Organic Carbon – the role of your management Webinar with Susan Orgill
Soil Carbon Webinar with Cam Nicholson
Soil Organic Carbon Workshop with Lisa Miller
Soil Biology
Soil Biology & Testing webinar with Dr Helen Hayden
Waterlogging
Soil Structure and Soil Protection
Groundcover factsheet - Tablelands Farming Systems and Coolac Farming Group
Soil Structure and Soil Protection – Producer Case Studies
Sodicity
Sodic Soils Webinar with Cam Nicholson
Sodic Soils Webinar Presentation Slides
- Lisa MillerSpecialist Research and Extension Officer0488 600 226lmiller@sfs.org.au
