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Soil Health and fertility

Soil health and fertility

Many agricultural practices can make soils less healthy than they were in their natural state. By managing structure, nutrients and biology in the soil, farmers can work soils within their capability so that the soils are able to recover from agricultural disturbance without being degraded (more).

IN THIS SECTION

  • Fertilisers and soil improvement
    Information about specific nutrients. Fertilisers for crops and pastures. Earthworms and composting to improve soil.
  • Soil types, structure and condition
    Soil structure, cultivation and compaction. Soil moisture and organic matter.
  • Soil biology
    Soil microbes, earthworms and other biota.
  • Soil carbon
    Soil health and climate change.
  • Soil management guides
    Soil management in a range of production systems. SOILpak series.
  • Soil acidity
    Soil pH, measuring acidity, liming, MASTER factsheet series.
  • Acid sulfate soils
    Floodgates, drains, coastal land management, effects on fish. Includes posters and video clips.
  • Sodic soils
    Effects on soil structure, management.
  • Soil erosion
    Indicators, monitoring, prevention and management of many types of soil erosion.
  • Testing and assessing soil
    Testing soils and interpreting results.
  • Salinity
    Testing soil and water, irrigation, crops and pastures.
  • Contacts
Handful of soil

Recent News Releases

  • 13 Sep 2012
    Mid north coast landholders invited to Soil Health workshops
  • 26 Jun 2012
    National database to revolutionise fertiliser decisions
more news

Related information

  • List of readings on soil health

Research

  • Centre for Recycled Organics in Agriculture
  • Soils, Recycled Organics and Environmental Health Research Unit 

PROfarm courses

  • Healthy soils and healthy landscape
  • Soils and fertilisers

Find out more about PROfarm.
See the list of all courses available.

Related web links

  • CSIRO Conservation & Resource Management publications
  • Proceedings of the Australian Agronomy Conferences
  • Department of Environment and Conservation soil management
  • Fertilisers and soil improvement
  • Soil types, structure and condition
  • Soil biology
  • Soil carbon
  • Soil management guides
  • Soil acidity
  • Acid sulfate soils
  • Sodic soils
  • Soil erosion
  • Testing and assessing soil
  • Salinity
  • Contacts
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