Gravel soils account for 24 per cent of land used for crop production in southern Western Australia, and are also characteristic of major production regions in South Australia and Victoria.

In this podcast, two growers share their experience managing this challenging soil type. They have distinctly different approaches but share a desire to get the most of their crops in a high rainfall environment.

Murdoch University’s Dr Francesca Brailsford also shares an update on the significant GRDC investment underway to help growers better manage ironstone gravel soils from a cropping, nutrition and water perspective.

The ironstone gravels soil project is part of a SoilsWest alliance initiative, which also includes The University of Western Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, Queen’s University Belfast and Bangor University.

Contact

Dr Francesca Brailsford
Murdoch University
fran.brailsford@murdoch.edu.au

More information

• Challenges of ironstone gravels – WA video
• Challenges of ironstone gravels – SA video
• GroundCover - Unlocking the hidden potential of ironstone gravel soils