Soil & Land : Research for Agriculture

New research hub to transform Australian agriculture with next-gen smart fertilisers

A new multidisciplinary Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers at the University of Melbourne will develop a new class of fertilisers and inhibitors for Australian farmers.

Sep 6, 2021

research

Helping Farmers Benefit from Soil Management

The Australian Government has released for public consultation a draft soil carbon method for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).

Aug 30, 2021

agriculture, soil

Organic nitrogen source for carbon-rich fertile soils

While agricultural production around the world struggles with declining soil health, Australian researchers are investigating production of a sustainable organic nitrogen fertiliser made from aquatic cyanobacterial biomass – ideally suited for badly degraded areas reliant on chemical fertilisers.

Jul 27, 2021

agriculture, research, soil

Sharing the good oil on the best soil practices boosted by Soil CRC grant

Southern Cross University’s Dr Hanabeth Luke has gathered a truckload of insights about good soil management after four soil surveys, thousands of responses and countless meetings with farmers.

Jul 26, 2021

research

Better soil testing could ‘save dollars on-farm’

A leading soil scientist is calling for an urgent rethink of how soil constraints are assessed with concern that an over-reliance on a commonly used soil test is resulting in costly and ineffective soil management strategies on-farm 38 per cent of the time.

Jul 7, 2021

agriculture, research, soil

New soil research aims to increase agricultural productivity

The Soil CRC has announced funding for 12 new research projects with a total investment of $7 million.

Jun 3, 2021

research

Farmers fight on to contain feral animals

ABARES’ latest report confirms that Australia’s farmers are spending significant amounts of time and money on battling pests and weeds.

Apr 29, 2021

agriculture, biosecurity

Scientist to help unearth knowledge on weed response to soil amelioration

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development research scientist Sultan Mia will bring a wealth of experience in soils and plant biology from Australia and Bangladesh to a new Science Partnership weeds project.

Apr 22, 2021

agriculture, soil

64 percent of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution

The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.

Apr 8, 2021

agriculture

Global catalogue of ecosystems launched to enable coordinated conservation efforts

UNSW and The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the world’s first Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated…

Mar 8, 2021

environment

Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety

An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.

Feb 20, 2021

research, soil