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Practical tactics to improve ground cover and ensure soil preservation following successive low rainfall seasons
Following successive low rainfall years (2017-19), that resulted in very low to no ground cover on the lighter soils across the low rainfall zone of the Southern Region, growers and advisers were faced with difficult management decisions to re-establish or preserve ground cover.
This investment will create and collate grower case studies (inc. video), paddock monitoring reports from the Northern Mallee region of SA and Victoria, the Mallee region of south western NSW, as well as the Upper Eyre Peninsula to assist growers to make sustainable and profitable management decisions when re-establishing or preserving ground cover.
- Project start date:
- 26/10/2020
- Project end date:
- 26/10/2022
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific
- Organisation
- Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc
- Region:
- North, South
- Project status
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Completed
DEALING WITH THE DRY
GRDC is committed to providing access to practical agronomic advice and support to assist with on-farm decision making during tough times. This includes useful information like tips for planning and being prepared for when it does rain.
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Case studies: Soil preservation
Following successive years of drought across low rainfall areas of South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, local farmers were seeking information on ground cover improvement strategies to support soil preservation.