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Improving soil health, FAW management and input use efficiencies in vegetable and potato crops

  • 286 Dahls Road Calavos, QLD, 4670 Australia (map)

Date: Wednesday 26 March, 2025

Time: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm, commencing with a BBQ

Location: 286 Dahl’s Rd, Calavos QLD

Registration: Click here to register. Registration is essential for catering purposes.

Join the Soil Wealth ICP, PotatoLink, VegNET and Fall armyworm projects for a field event exploring topics of improving soil health using cover crops, Fall armyworm management and input use efficiencies in vegetable and potato farming systems.

A BBQ will be held at the beginning of the event. Please register for catering purposes.

Agenda:

Cover crops and soil health field walk – Stephanie Tabone (Applied Horticultural Research) & Mark Fritz (grower)

  • Benefits of cover crops to vegetable and potato farming systems

  • Legumes for nitrogen, including N contributions, nitrogen budgets, N cycling

  • Considerations – termination, cycling, pest and disease

FAW – John Duff (QDPI)

  • General update FAW

  • Results & learnings from project activities

  • FAW and cover crops

Monitoring Environmental Performance – Noel Ainsworth (QDPI)

  • Update on emissions reporting requirements

  • Improving soil carbon

Input Use Efficiencies – Naomi Diplock (Applied Horticultural Research)

  • Water and nutrient use efficiencies 

  • SWICP Bundaberg demonstration site update

  • Spray coverage and effectiveness

More Information:
For more information, please contact Naomi Diplock, Applied Horticultural Research, naomi.diplock@ahr.com.au or 0403 740 123.

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