Explore the resources below covering techniques and strategies for improving soil health in a sustainable way.
A great deal of our work in this space makes important contributions toward objectives of the Australian Government’s 5-year National Soil Action Plan – developed with input from NRM organisations around Australia, including us!
Among the 4 priority actions listed in the Plan, are things we do a lot of under our own priority area to ‘future-proof farming’.
Results: ‘Soil Your Undies’ challenge
New soil moisture monitoring tech for drought resilience and profitability
Soil Health Practice
Soil conditions on 24 high rainfall livestock properties in SW WA (Summary)
Soil conditions on 24 high rainfall livestock properties in SW WA (Report) (Full Technical Report)
The potential for soil carbon to offset farm emissions in SW WA
Soil Carbon benchmarks from 10 SW WA livestock farms
Managing non-wetting soils in SW WA (featuring Clinton Mullan, Ben Webb and Glenn McDonald)
Feeding the soil: Orchardist Jeremy Price’s recipe for biological farming
Regenerative farming passionfruit in Manjimup with Mitchell East
How to make compost on farm with Brett Kirkpatrick
Regenerative grazing systems with Jake Ryan in Manjimup
Soil Health Science
Selecting and testing biological amendments with Emeritus Professor Lyn Abbotc
Soil Health Practice
Feeding the soil with organic orchardist Jeremy Price
Soil Health Champion 2018 – Glen Ryan, Pemberton (Cattle and horticulture)
Making compost with Brett Kirkpatrick
Biochar and dung beetles with Doug Pow
Soil health ideas and mindset with Walter Jehne and Nicole Masters
Build the dung beetles, build the soil with Dr Bernard Doube
Improved management of soil acidity with Yvette Oliver, CSIRO
Dairy farming practices that enhance soil nutrition with agronomist Sam Taylor
Soil Health Champion 2022 – Jake Ryan, Manjimup
Strip tillage reducing vegetable cultivation costs for Jake Ryan in Manjimup
Soil Health Science
Soils are alive – Professor Lyn Abbott’s soil biology collection
Tunnel Erosion in Bridgetown with Adrian Williams
Defining soil texture with soil scientist Angela Stuart-Street
Importance of soil organisms with Dr Graham Stirling
Soilborne pathogens and disease suppressions with Dr Graham Stirling
Management options to improve soil biological health with Dr Graham Stirling
Soil health with Professor Fran Hoyle Part 1
Soil health with Professor Fran Hoyle Part 2
Making sense of soils with Professor Richard Bell
Soil biology amendments with Professor Lyn Abbott
Fix the soil, fix the weeds with Peter Newman
Improving performance on water repellant soils with Dr Margaret Roper
