Rolleston – Soil Pit Day
24-July from 09:00 to 12:00
Details
| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2024 | ||
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9:00am-12:00pm
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| Cost: | Free | Event category: | Land and pastures |
| Venue |
Rolleston
Rolleston,
Qld
4702
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
‘Venus Downs’ 10km along Blackwater Rolleston Road.
Registrations
To register for this event contact: Mohammad Ali
Mohammad.Ali@daf.qld.gov.au
M: 0436 676 539