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Simon Clarendon
Research interests
- Phosphorus loss pathways and management in agriculture
- Nutrient management in livestock enterprises
- Effect of grazing management on soil organic carbon and soil condition in the rangelands
- Monitoring soil condition in the rangelands
Background
Simon has had over 10 years experience working across Australia, predominantly in the area of understanding phosphorus loss pathways that impact water quality and tools to mitigate these losses to both benefit producers and the environment. Having joined DPI NSW in 2018, Simon’s research takes him to the far west of NSW researching the effects of implemented management tools for improving groundcover on soil organic carbon and soil condition in the rangelands to the south coast of NSW researching nutrient loss pathways in grazing-based systems and tools to mitigates these losses.
Qualifications
- PhD – University of Western Australia, 2017
- B. Env. Sc. – Monash University, 2005
- Dip. Horticulture – Holmesglen TAFE, 2000
Current projects
2020 - 2025 - Rangeland Living Skin (MLA) Local Land Services, Soils for Life, Select Carbon, Carbon Link, RCS, Australian National University
2021 - 2025 - Sustainable Pathways to CN30 (MLA) University of Tasmania, University of Melbourne, CSIRO, South Coast Natural Resource Management, Integrity Ag & Environment, The Mullion Group, Australian National University
2021 - 2023 - A coordinated and consistent approach to managing and enabling soil data. (Soil CRC) Federation University, Landcare NZ, University of Tasmania, Charles Sturt University
2018 - 2028 - Clean Coastal Catchments (Marine Estate Management Strategy) Local Land Services, Fertcare,
2018-2021 - Quantifying the potential environmental impacts of pesticides used on cotton farms (CRDC), University of Sydney, Ishka Solutions
2019 - 2021 - Improving existing decision support tools (Soil CRC), University of Southern Queensland, Federation University, University of Tasmania, Burdekin Productivity Services, Birchip Cropping Group, West Midlands Group,
Riverine Plains
Recent publications
View Simons publications on ResearchGate
Professional associations and activities
Keywords
- Nutrient management
- Nutrient cycling
- Phosphorus loss pathways
- Rangelands soil health
- Soil carbon
- Water quality
Contact details
Phone: 02 67631159
Email: simon.clarendon@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Location: Tamworth Agricultural Institute, NSW
