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Soil Pit Day- Roughlie via Roma

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Date: Friday 28 April 2023
Time:
10:00am-1:00pm AEST
Cost: Free
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Website: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1048015
Venue Roughlie
Glen Arden Road
Roma, QLD 4455 Australia
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Soil Pit Days – Getting Down to Basics

At the NARDU main house, Glen Arden Road, NE Roma

The field day will visit sites in the paddock and get to the foundations of local soil characteristics.
Dr Andrew Biggs, Senior Soil Scientist with the Department of Resources will discuss
  • what these soil characteristics mean for crops and pastures,
  • how to identify constraints and discuss options for management.
ConnectAg and DAF Farm Business Resilience project team have done some ‘groundwork’ and compiled information and insights on representative cropping soils in the Maranoa (Roughlie) region.

RSVP by 26th April

Lunch included
Please remember to bring: Hat, footwear suitable for a field walk