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Kilcummin – Soil Pit Day

25-July from 09:00 to 12:00

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Date: Thursday 25 July 2024
Time:
9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: Free
Event category:
Venue Kilcummin
Kilcummin, QLD 4721 Australia
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The Farm Business Resilience Program and the Sustainable Grains team invites you for a morning in the paddock to discuss the importance of soil structure, identify soil constraints, and management options for growing productive and profitable crops.

What to expect.

  • Soil characteristics of the region
  • Soil fertility and health under different management
  • Explore soil constraints (sealing and running-off, hard setting, soil carbon status in continuous cropping/grazing country)
  • Examine plant root growth
  • How to improve soil moisture retention and infiltration
  • Impact of soil compaction
  • Soil properties that drive soil release

Expert Speaker from Department of Resources

Dr Mark Sugars

Principle Land Resource Officer

Sue-Ellen Dear

Senior Land Resource Officer

Rachela Mura

Natural Resource Management Officer

Lunch will be provided.

Location

Past Mt McLaren grain depots, head 1km North on the white gravel road.

Registrations

To register for this event contact: Mohammad Ali

Mohammad.Ali@daf.qld.gov.au
M: 0436 676 539

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