The soil wealth team helps Australian vegetable growers keep their soil healthy and productive by delivering research-based solutions @AppliedHortRes
Sydney & Bendigo, Australia
Joined August 2014
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SoilWealth retweeted
🚨We're consolidating our existing Twitter accounts (SoilWealth & ProtectingCrops) into one profile: @SoilWealthICP!
Keep following us to stay up-to-date on the latest R&D info on plant health & soil management for Australian #vegetable & #melon growers.
@Hort_Au @AUSVEG
ALT We've moved! @SoilWealth and @ProtectingCrops are now: @SoilWealthICP. Find more resources at soilwealth.com.au
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A great evening at the screening of Rachel's Farm and the Q&A after. Rachel Ward and Mick Green joined forces (and farms) to regenerate soils and create more resilient landscapes and documented their journey. You can find out more about the film here: loom.ly/Ec05plE
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With 1 week until the Victorian #Vegetable Innovation Days, we revisit our panel session on cover crops & strip tillage from EGVID 2020👇
youtube.com/watch?v=r1SbAMTA…
You can also watch our cover crop trial update from the event: bit.ly/3A4f4UY
@SoilWealth @GrowingVegBizs
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Throwback to 2019 when we spoke to Tas #veg grower Harvest Moon to find out how they're using cover crops to protect & improve their soil. We also spoke to other growers to explore cover cropping more generally.
🔊 Listen to the 4-part series: bit.ly/3KJDoA3
@SoilWealth
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Sydney Basin #veg grower Kim Ngov used a ryegrass cover crop in the inter-row areas of his snow pea crops to stop weeds & improve soil health without using plastic mulch.
🌱Read his story in this case study: bit.ly/3L3OUaV
@SoilWealth @Hort_Au @AUSVEG
ALT Sydney Basin vegetable grower Kim Ngov with his snow pea crops
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A trial of mixed cover crops before planting #potatoes provided plenty of learnings for Tas #veg growers Rebecca Addison & Yuri Wolfert.
🔊Hear more in this 14-min podcast: bit.ly/3KK5LhN
➡️Find out the trial results: bit.ly/40ekY07
@SoilWealth @VegNET_Tas
ALT Shovel showing the height of a mixed species cover crop trial in Tasmania
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Tune in to this webinar recording with #biofumigation expert Julie Finnigan from @Serve_Ag who discusses varieties of biofumigation #covercrops and how they can be used effectively on-farm for weed & disease suppression.
➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=iMufmBxD…
@SoilWealth @Hort_Au
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Revisit the results of a 2020 trial from Katherine, NT which put cover crops to the test for #cucurbit growers. Check out this article to find out how the sunn hemp & pearl millet cover crops performed:
soilwealth.com.au/resources/…
@SoilWealth @NTFarmers
ALT Tractor mulching cover crops in Katherine, NT
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Following a series of trials at our demo site Mulyan Farms in Cowra, NSW, the big winners were cover crops & reduced tillage, with a strong economic case for continuing these practices.
📖Read more in our new case study: bit.ly/3GNtiNA
@SoilWealth @Hort_Au
ALT Making sure change works for your business: practice change at Cowra, NSW case study
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Now that we're well and truly into autumn, we reshare this multi-site trial in north-west Tassie where seasonal cover crops were used to protect bare fallow autumn & winter soils from erosion.
Read the results in this case study:
bit.ly/41N6ky6
@SoilWealth @VegNET_Tas
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Last year we hosted an inaugural field walk at our demo site in Katherine, NT.
Read a wrap-up of the trial which aimed to improve soil health & build soil resilience using cover crops + reduced tillage.
➡️ bit.ly/3UYbGVa
@SoilWealth @NTFarmers @Hort_Au @AUSVEG
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Since trialling cover crops combined with strip-tillage at our WA demo site, The Three Ryans have overcome hurdles along the way to adopt these practices on-farm.
Find out more in this new Soil Wealth ICP case study: bit.ly/3KP0ohs
@SoilWealth @Hort_Au
ALT WA veg grower Jake Ryan from The Three Ryans
SoilWealth retweeted
PotatoLink field walk: Langhorne Creek, SA
View @PepsiCo trial comparing aged & young seed with In-furrow nutrition treatments and growth regulators. Monday, June 5. 11am-3:30pm AEST. FREE ticket: bit.ly/44EsFAf
Address provided to registrants.
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Introducing PotatoLink Podcast Series!
Guest speakers Marc Hinderager & Chad Hutchinson talk about potassium, soil fumigation and magnesium.
Listen to Episode 1: Potassium demonstration at Canowindra, NSW, here: bit.ly/41hPJBZ
@Hort_Au @abclandline @WAPotatoes__
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PotatoLink Bulletin May 2023 has so much info for the potato industry - check it out here: bit.ly/3nEuo87 for new resources, online training, irrigation webinar, sensors workshop & Potato R&D forum.
#potatoes
@ABCRural @WAPotatoes__ @AUSVEG @Hort_Au
Webinar: Plant sampling for nutrient analysis. Tue 9 May, 1:30pmAEST. Help agronomists, growers take plant samples to determine what sampling approach is best for crops & pastures (e.g. planning, monitoring and diagnostic) Register: bit.ly/3Lf1LpF
@AUSVEG @ABCRural
Sign up for @SoilWealth & @PotatoLink_Au Soil Biology Master Class, Gatton, Qld, 18-19 May. Limited spaces so book now: bit.ly/3oOMyUR
Helping veg and potato growers improve nutrient availability, soil structure and disease suppression.
@ABCRural @abclandline @AUSVEG
SoilWealth retweeted
Organiser Stuart Grigg @SGAgHort is pleased at how the industry has come together to support the Victorian #Vegetable #Innovation Days 🙌
Thank you sponsors, exhibitors & attendees–you’re all important contributors to our industry🥬🥦
@VicVID23 #AUSVEG #eatmoreausveg #VicVID23
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👋Meet Nathan Richardson #Tasmanian #potato #grower & Chair of the Vegetable Council of the Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association🥔 He advocates for growers & is committed to sustainability & growth👉 bit.ly/3GPIU3f
@TfgaComms #AUSVEG #eatmoreausveg #legendsandleaders
SoilWealth retweeted
Tune in to this webinar recording where Dr Kelvin Montagu summarises the potential role of cover crops in managing mycorrhizal fungi in #vegetable production.
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=XNQtYNat…
@SoilWealth @Hort_Au @AUSVEG
