Looking to change the way you do farming?

Learn how to regenerate your soil's health.

Develop a soil action plan based on 21st century soil knowledge.

Get professional, independent support to help you on your journey!

Join us for this unique small group program where you will:

learn about how soils work using a 21st century approach
share with like minded farmers and graziers who are making changes
learn the core soil skills of reading soil tests, assessing soils and benchmarking
explore practical soil solutions for your enterprise
develop a soil plan of action for your place
tap into the experience of leading regenerative ag specialists

Soils are one of your farm business' most important assets. At the heart of your natural capital, they underpin a modern regenerative farm business. Without a healthy soil it is hard to maintain a productive, profitable and resilient farm enterprise in the long term.

In this online 5 part Reboot my Soil Webinar Course we will give you a clear, holistic process to follow to develop an effective soil management plan. If you are in farming, grazing, dairying or horticulture and you want to improve your soil management, then this course is for you! As we go through the program you will learn how to identify soil constraints and key nutrient issues that may be holding back your enterprise.

" I was certainly never taught to read a soil test like this at Uni (Agronomy) and this has me excited again!!" Shontae, Qld

Places in this course are limited to 10 farm businesses so participants have time to ask questions, share and learn with other participants and look at different soils. You will need access to Zoom and a current soil test (maximum 2 tests) to participate in this course. You will also be expected to get out into your paddock with a spade and field assess your soil during the course.

The Reboot my Soil program is led by experienced agroecologist David Hardwick with special guest regenerative farmer, Nuffield Scholar and cover cropping specialist Simon Mattsson.

Content:

Webinar 1 - What is a soil system? - Air, Water, Minerals, Soil Life and Plants. How soils work! The 3 areas of soil management: Soil Type, Soil Health and Soil Fertility. The 3 core soil skills. The 4 essential steps to successful soil management. 10 Principles of Regenerative Soil Management. Using the Soil Action Plan Worksheet. Step 1 - Identifying your soil types. Step 2 - matching your enterprise to your soil types.

Webinar 2 - Introduction to Soil Tests: what and why. Using soil tests: the Golden Rules to getting the most from them. Pulling apart soil tests: the 5 parts to any test. Different tests and labs: Conventional and alternative approaches. Step 3 - Managing Soil Health: the 3 steps to success. The Soil Health Checklist. Using soil tests to manage soil health - Organic Matter/Carbon, Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio and Soil Salinity. Options for improving organic matter, soil carbon and soil salinity.

Webinar 3 - The Soil Health Checklist. Using soil tests to manage soil health -
Soil pH and Cation Balances: Acid and Non Acid cations, Sodium, Calcium/Magnesium Ratio. Benchmarking and identifying potential issues. Options for improving soil health.

Webinar 4 - Introduction to field assessment of soils. The Soil Health Checklist. Using field assessment to manage soil health - assessing the physical and biological condition in the paddock. Benchmarking and identifying potential issues. Options for improving soil health. Pulling together your soil health plan.

Webinar 5 - Soils and nutrients: the basics.
The 5 steps to regenerative nutrient management. Using soil tests to manage soil fertility - Phosphorous and Sulphur. Benchmarking and identifying potential fertility issues. Options for improving soil fertility. Steps to soil success. Pulling your soil action plan together.

A Bonus Q &A webinar will be held approximately 1 month after the course concludes. Thsi will include a cover cropping session with Simon.

How the Course works!!

The Course consists of 5 Zoom Webinars, run once a week over 5 weeks. Each session goes for 90 minutes. Sessions will be recorded so if you miss a session you can catch up on Zoom via the Event Hub. We will also provide you with a Soil Action Plan Worksheet to help you develop a plan for your soils as you go through the webinars.

Dates & Times:

Thursdays

4th Nov 2021 - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
11th Nov 2021 - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
18th Nov 2021 - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
25th Nov 2021 - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
2nd Dec 2021 - 7.30pm to 9.00pm

Presenters:

David Hardwick

David is a professional agroecologist at Soil Land Food. A leading educator in soils and regenerative agriculture he has been working in extension and consulting all over Australia for 20 years. He completed a Dairy Traineeship and Diploma of Agribusiness at TAFE NSW before completing a degree in Ecological Agriculture at the University of Sydney. His focus is on regenerative and organic farming systems, land management and rural change. David has worked in the conventional, organic and regenerative sectors and across grazing, horticulture, dairying and cropping systems. For the last 10 years he has been helping farmers and graziers all over Australia build their skills and confidence to manage soils using fun and practical activities as part of his highly successful Digging Deeper Soils Courses and Bootcamps. In 2020 he started teaching soils online!

Simon Mattsson
Simon is a regenerative farmer from Marian near Mackay in
Queensland. Simon completed a Nuffield Scholarship on Soil Biology and
is a pioneer of multi-species cover cropping in Australia. He has been a
leader in the Australian sugarcane industry in the area of soil health
and regenerative farming practices. He is currently establishing a tropical fruit orchard while doing extension and consulting with Soil Land Food.