Burning stubble may seem like a quick fix, but what are the hidden costs? The Stubble Management Project found retaining stubble offered no yield penalty while potentially boosting soil health and reducing input needs.
Category Archives: Project Update Article
Advancing Potassium Management in the West Midlands Region
Learn about what we’ve found in the K Extension Project in 2023 and how WMG will be exploring effective K cycling in 2024.
Grower Group Conversations: Reflecting on knowledge sharing
The Soil CRC Knowledge Sharing Project extension series of videos and companion podcast episodes is out now.
Transforming data into discussions
WMG and the K Extension Project has produced a practical tool to enhance potassium knowledge for West Midlands growers. Transforming complicated data into a clear, farmer-friendly K nutrient infographic, valuable on-farm discussions are continuing to help set the stage for broader nutrient management conversations in 2024.
Supporting grower group capacity to better inform growers
A tool being developed as part of a WMG led national project has evolved into a writing guide, design template and onboarding suite designed to aid grower groups in producing more farmer-friendly reports.
Nitrogen modelling, collaboration and risk: What’s in store for 2024?
Using APSIM modelling, collaboration, innovation and participatory action research to investigate the factors that optimise the profitability and risk profile of cropping systems across the West Midlands region and Australia.
Perennial & annual pasture system providing liveweight gains
Results from the Gillingarra FEED365 site are in, with cattle grazing the over-sown perennial pastures outperforming those on control paddocks and an added boost in soil fertility, species diversity, dry matter production and groundcover.
WMG focus on soil health and soil testing continues into 2024
Into 2024 WMG will continue its focus on soil health, sharing learnings from the Evolving Soil Testing project and providing new material to assist farmers in evolving their soil testing programs.
Evolving extension & communication through the Knowledge Sharing Project
This recently completed project focused on improving knowledge-sharing efforts, facilitated internal capacity building for WMG and fostered connections with other grower groups and extension practitioners.
Improving the delivery of information on crop K needs
The next phase in the K Extension Project is to transform complex data into practical knowledge for host farmers with the introduction of the K Management Triangle, covering soil testing, plant nutrition, and potassium budgeting.