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Soils – Sustainable, Productive & Profitable

Soils are the key to sustainable, productive and profitable farm businesses.

Young Agricultural Professionals were invited to a workshop at Hamilton on Wednesday 25 June, 2025.

The workshop explored:

  • Understanding and identifying soil constraints
  • Reading and interpreting soil test results
  • Making fertiliser decisions that are sustainable, productive, and profitable

Workshop Resources:

  1. Workshop Presentation by Lisa Miller, SFS
  2. Yield Response Curves for Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur and pH (handout)
  3. Calculating nutrient and lime requirements blank sheet (handout)
  4. Incremental increase in pasture production from capital increase in nutrients or lime
  5. Soil Test to Product Calculator powerpoint
  6. Fertiliser and Lime Calculator Instruction Manual (handout)
  7. Understanding your Soil Test, Step by Step, Booklet, Cath Botta, 2015
  8. Lime Assist Calculator

 

This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Glenelg Hopkins CMA and Southern Farming Systems.

 

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