This August, the University of New England (UNE) will host a free online discussion alongside the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to unpack the latest research into how to improve crop yields that are limited by soil constraints.
These findings have come from an ongoing Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) supported project trialling soil amelioration methods and their long-term economic viability. A number of research sites at Dulacca, Millmerran, Talwood, Spring Ridge, Armatree and Forbes have been monitored as part of the project.
The event is aimed at grain growers from across Queensland and New South Wales who receive sufficient rainfall for reasonable yields, but don’t always end up reaping the rewards. The discussion will explore why this is happening, and what soil improvement methods show the most promise according to the latest research.
“Over the past four years, we have been working on-farm with growers from across Queensland and New South Wales to trial various soil amelioration methods, and how effective they would be at a commercial scale,” says UNE’s Dr Richard Flavel.
“We have identified a number of promising findings so far, including some that have seen yields improve by up to 30 percent.
“We are excited to unveil these at this upcoming discussion, and have a chat about how they can best be utilised by growers who are most impacted by soil constraints.”
The event will include presentations from Dr Flavel and DAF’s Dr David Lester, followed by time for questions.
The discussion is free to attend, and is open to anyone who is interested. If you would like to attend, please register here. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registered attendees prior to the event.
You can find out more about the Economics of Amelioration of Subsoil Sodicity project here.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHEN: Friday 11 August, 12pm to 1:30pm
WHERE: Online. Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event. Please register here to receive the link.
WHO: Grain growers and consultants across Queensland and New South Wales who are impacted by soil constraints and would like to improve yields.
