soil Archives : Research for Agriculture

Soil science funding to unlock agricultural productivity

Australian universities have been awarded more than $21 million over four years to tackle key research questions that will push forward agricultural productivity and underpin lower cost carbon sequestration.

Apr 28, 2022

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News

Soil science challenge grants open

Up to $20 million in Australian Government grants is available for innovative research that addresses priority knowledge gaps in soil health and soil management as a part of the ‘Soil Science Challenge’.

Nov 24, 2021

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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

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

Protect soils and yields with advice from expert panel

Losing just one millimetre of topsoil in a wind erosion event can result in significant changes to soil fertility and cause yield losses in subsequent crops of up to six per cent.

May 31, 2021

crops, soil

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

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

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GRDC co-invests in Soil CRC calcareous soils project

The Soil Cooperative Research Centre (Soil CRC) has announced a $4 million project with co-investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to investigate innovative solutions for low crop performance on highly calcareous soils.

Sep 22, 2020

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Silicon helps plants thrive as ecosystems age

New research from The University of Western Australia has discovered a major switch in the way silicon cycles through soil that could help plants growing in nutrient-poor environments adapt to their ageing ecosystems.

Sep 8, 2020

soil

Living turf provides bushfire protection scientific report finds

The Black Summer fires of 2019/2020 are fresh in our minds and their devastating effects are still being felt.

Aug 10, 2020

research, soil

Soil pH, SU herbicide and legumes

Have your legumes been struggling? Charles Sturt University research into the interaction of soil pH and the breakdown of sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide may hold a clue.

Jun 4, 2020

crops, research, soil