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25.01.2022 Cover crops about to be terminated, then rolled.

24.01.2022 Masterclass in soilborne disease management 30-31 August - couple of places left- info here http://bit.ly/2xby3v1

23.01.2022 Here is a short video on the achievements of the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection projects over the last three years. https://youtu.be/gkRsEL6O6ZE

22.01.2022 Cabbage: pre - early cupping (15 - 20 leaves).

15.01.2022 December Update - Pumpkins Cover crops (ryecorn, oat + vetch) were grown mostly on winter moisture, terminated and rolled down ahead of strip tillage. Clomazone herbicide was applied post sow/pre-emergence (PSPE) to the pumpkins and a small control area was left to monitor weed suppression from the ryecorn cover crop & reduced tillage (strip till). ... Wildeye moisture monitors indicate that the bigger biomass crop of ryecorn dried the soil out more than the oat + vetch. The SWICP team fully expects the ryecorn ground cover to help infiltration, reduce evaporation and be a big benefit through the coming summer months. Bathurst is on severe water restrictions and saving water is paramount.

13.01.2022 Reduced till, permanent beds & cover crops - big increase in worm numbers! Adding cover crops to conventional tillage helps, but worms simply don't like being disturbed by cultivation. Keep watching to see what impact the worms have.

09.01.2022 A demonstration comparing the standard practice oats & vetch + conventional tillage versus rolling ryecorn + strip till.

07.01.2022 Harvest time.....next few days....

05.01.2022 Ryecorn has established quicker and is outcompeting weeds (deadnettle & wireweed) better than oats & vetch. Lack of moisture is a factor for both cover crops

02.01.2022 The Soil Wealth team is proud to work with AUSVEG 2016 grower of the year Rob Hinrichsen and the Kalfresh team at Kalbar, Qld.