No matter what crop you grow, or livestock you run, the soil beneath your boots is the foundation of your farm's productivity, profitability, and long-term sustainability. And while soil has always been a cornerstone for grain growers, there's never been a consistent way to define, measure, monitor, or report on soil health in Australia. That's why GRDC has invested in the development of a national Soil Health Framework to close this gap and give growers the tools they need to manage soil more effectively. The work is being led by CSIRO in collaboration with a network of research partners. To find out more, this podcast features project lead, CSIRO's Dr Mark Farrell, Dr Stirling Roberton, who is a research scientist, also at CSIRO, and from the University of Western Australia, Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott.  

Contacts:

Dr Mark Farrell 

Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO 

Mark.farrell@csiro.au

Dr Stirling Roberton 

Research Scientist, CSIRO 

Stirling.Roberton@csiro.au 

Lynette Abbott 

Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia 

lynette.abbott@uwa.edu.au 

More Information:

National Blueprint to standardise soil health across Australian agriculture

Development of a soil health framework for Australian agricultural production systems

Project Investment Code:

CSP2504-015RTX 

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