Projects
Lime Assistor
Lime Assistor
Welcome to LimeAssistor – Your Hub for Soil Acidity Solutions LimeAssistor is your go-to resource for managing soil acidity, designed to complement and enhance your use of LimeAssist. Whether you're evaluating the cost-effectiveness of liming, determining optimal application rates, planning re-liming schedules, or comparing lime products, LimeAssist helps you make informed...
- Australian Government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust
- Lisa Miller
- High Rainfall Southern Australia
- Current
Carbon Farming Outreach Program
Carbon Farming Outreach Program
The Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP) aims to support farmers and land managers to make decisions around carbon farming and increase knowledge of greenhouse emission management on farm. Southern Farming Systems is collaborating with Grower Group Alliance for the delivery of the National Industry–led Carbon Farming Outreach Program. Delivered with...
- Southern Farming Systems is collaborating with Grower Group Alliance for the delivery of the National Industry–led Carbon Farming Outreach Program. Delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program.
- James Palmer, Brett Davey, Ashley Amourgis, Audrey Gripper
- Southwest Victoria, Gippsland and Tasmania
- Current
Acid Soils Southern Region
Acid Soils Southern Region
What are acidification rates in topsoils and subsoils under local and modern farm practices? What are the most cost effective ways to ameliorate soil acidity and then maintain good soil pH by maintenance liming?
- Grains Research & Development Coorporation
- Lisa Miller, James Palmer
- South West Victoria and South Australia
- Current
VISUALISING AUSTRALASIA’S SOILS
VISUALISING AUSTRALASIA’S SOILS
The Visualising Australasia’s Soils interoperable spatial knowledge system provides the Soil CRC participants, and the broader agricultural industry in general, access to data, information, and knowledge on Australasian soils.
- Federation University & CRC for High Performance Soils
- Lisa Miller
- Current
TOP SOILS PROJECT
TOP SOILS PROJECT
The objective of TopSoils is to improve the productive potential of agricultural land and protect the condition of our soil resource, principally by improving soil health and the persistence and quality of ground cover; ultimately improving the Soil Carbon resource. TopSoils is a multi-partner East Gippsland region project that targets...
- This project is supported by the East Gippsland CMA through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program and the East Gippsland Landcare Networks.
- Natalie Jenkins
- Gippsland
- Current
DUNG BEETLE PROJECT
DUNG BEETLE PROJECT
To understand which dung beetle species are common or rarely encountered in different regions of Australia by monitoring 120 sites across Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia is supporting a new project to enhance dung beetle benefits to farmers through funding from the Australian Government’s Rural Research & Development for Profit...
- Charles Sturt University & MLA
- Natalie Jenkins, , Grace Evans
- South West Victoria, Gippsland & Tasmania
- Current
CORANGAMITE CMA REGIONAL LAND PARTNERSHIPS
CORANGAMITE CMA REGIONAL LAND PARTNERSHIPS
This Corangamite CMA RLP project is supported through the Australian Governments National Landcare Program phase two. SFS will work with farmers, community groups and agriculture industry groups to enhance soil health on farms. This project will focus on supporting farmers to make informed decisions to enhance soil condition under changing...
- Corangamite CMA & Australian Governments NLP2
- Lisa Miller
- Corangamite NRM region
- Current
MIXED COVER CROPS FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING
MIXED COVER CROPS FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING
A project is currently underway, focusing on ‘Mixed Cover Crops for Sustainable Farming’, with funding through the National Landcare Program Phase 2 (NLP2). Ag Excellence Alliance is leading the work and Southern Farming Systems have been subcontracted to undertake the work in south-west Victoria, Gippsland and Tasmania.
- Australian Governments NLP2 & GRDC
- Ashley Amourgis, Brett Davey, Natalie Jenkins
- South West Victoria, Gippsland & Tasmania
- Current
HEALTHY SOILS
HEALTHY SOILS
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...
- MLA
- Lisa Miller
- Southern Feed Base
- Current
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MANAGING SUBSOIL ACIDITY IN THE SOUTHERN GRAIN REGION
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MANAGING SUBSOIL ACIDITY IN THE SOUTHERN GRAIN REGION
The project is led by NSW Department of Primary Industries supported by funding from Grains Research and Development Corporation. SFS is one of four producer groups responsible for establishment and maintenance of large scale trials. Project funding 2015 to 2019 (site maintenance continues for 2020 & 2021)
- GRDC & NSW DPI
- Lisa Miller,
- Rokewood & Stawell
- Current
NITROGEN FIXATION
NITROGEN FIXATION
Pulses are estimated to fix about 120kg N/ha, or more than 220,000 tonnes N across Australia, worth about $220 million each year. However, not all pulses are well nodulated and fix N to their potential, especially on acidic soils. It was recently estimated (by the GRDC) that N fixation could...
- GRDC & MSF
- , Greta Duff, Grace Evans
- South West Victoria
- Current
