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Best Practice Soil Management with DPIRD

S1E2 Best Practice Soil Management with DPIRD

10 November 202328:33

In episode two of the South-West WA Hub’s Dry Season Resources podcast series, host Shannon Beattie interviews the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD’s) senior soils research scientist, Dr Stephen Davies.

Through the conversation, they weigh the cost-benefit of soil amelioration in a dry season through evaporation, water demand, and other drought stress damage. Dr Davies shares his risk mitigation tips including shorter season crops, managing inputs, and chasing early moisture.

He also reinforces the complexities and compromises of agriculture, gives insights into learnings from trials conducted over this dry season and touches on the importance of break crops on ameliorated soils.

Episode links

Harvesting short, patchy crops – GGA Grains Convo podcast

Additional resources

Prolonging profitability and longevity following soil amelioration – DPIRD

Soil inversion to ameliorate soil water repellence – DPIRD

Managing wind erosion in southern Western Australia – DPIRD

Pre-emergent challenges after soil amelioration – GRDC

Date Published

10/11/2023

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