CROPPING

Ameliorating wet soil maximises benefits

SOIL researchers in Western Australia are stressing the importance of ameliorating soil after the break of the season to reduce the risk of wind erosion and capitalise on the benefits of the process.

Jenna Santos
 DPIRD soil researcher Wayne Parker stressed the importance of ameliorating in May at the GRDC updates in Perth last month. Photo: Jenna Santos

DPIRD soil researcher Wayne Parker stressed the importance of ameliorating in May at the GRDC updates in Perth last month. Photo: Jenna Santos

When looking at strategies for maximising groundcover and crop productivity in the first cropping season following amelioration, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) researchers...

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