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

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.

Agenda

Cover crops and soil health field walk

• Benefits of cover crops to vegetable and potato farming systems
• Legumes for Nitrogen
  • N contributions
  • Nitrogen budgets
  • N cycling
• Considerations – termination, cycling, pest and disease
• Management

FAW

• General update FAW
• Results & learnings from project activities
• FAW and cover crops

Monitoring Environmental Performance

• Update on emissions reporting requirements
• Improving soil carbon

Input Use Efficiencies

• Water and nutrient use efficiencies - SWICP Bundaberg demonstration site update
• Spray coverage and effectiveness

Contact:

For more information, please contact Naomi Diplock, naomi.diplock@ahr.com.au or 0403 740 123.

The field walk will include a BBQ , registration is essential for catering purposes.