Soil Health Knowledge Bank This new resource has information for growers on the latest research, tools and best management practices for healthy soil management. More Info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy soils are vital to the long-term sustainability of vegetable farming enterprises. The highly successful vegetable industry healthy soils project, funded through the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms program is now complete, with a range of new resources for growers to access.

There is an introductory summary to the Ute Guide of how to use the Ute Guide, with accompanying powerpoint presentations provided in English and in Vietnamese.

Project outputs include the:

Healthy Soils Ute Guide

The portable handbook known as the 'Soil Interpretation Ute Guide' will assist vegetable growers across Australia to manage and monitor their soil in an effort to promote and restore soil health for even healthier tasty vegetables.

Free to every vegetable levy paying grower Australia wide, the guide will prove handy to any vegetable grower who has an interest in wanting to understand their soil and know how best to manage their precious soil resources for the long-term. The guide is designed to be carried around in the ute or tractor, will cover the soil types in each vegetable growing region nationally, with pictorial references to assist growers to determine if there is a problem in their soil.

The Healthy Soils Ute Guide is available on-line or it can be ordered.

Soil Interpretation and Management Courses

The Soil Interpretation and Management Courses assist vegetable growers in all states to learn about their soil profile, to identify and interpret soil structure and chemistry, to restore or improve the health of the soil and to select the appropriate crop types for the soil with the least impact on the broader environment. This course and in-field demonstrations builds on the information contained in the Ute Guide.

Two workshops will be run in November, one in Bowen, Queensland and the other in Cranbourne, Victoria (dates to be confirmed). If you are interested in attending please send an email to Siwan – siwan.lovett@ausveg.com.au.

Instructional Healthy Soils CD/DVD

In conjunction with the guide, growers can also access an instructional CD/DVD. This is ideal for time-poor growers, as well as for growers with non-English speaking backgrounds, as the CD/DVD has practical demonstrations, assisting those growers that have either literacy or language difficulties.

Project Contributors

EnviroVeg Contact

Dr Siwan Lovett
AUSVEG EnviroVeg Consultant
Ph: (02) 6247 7997
Email: siwan.lovett@ausveg.com.au