Soil Pit Day – Texas-Bonshaw

The Farm Business Resilience Program invites you along from mid-morning in the paddock with two soil pits to view, results will be discussed and regional soil formation explained by Andrew Biggs, Senior Land Resource Officer from the Department of Land Resource Assessment and Science along with DPI staff.

The aim of the day is to discuss the importance of soil structure, identify soil constraints, and management options for growing crops and cover.

The day will start with a morning tea at 10am and include a lunch. Please RSVP for catering purposes.

Please note: There are 2 days – one event is between Yelarbon and Inglewood over the Macintyre Brook on Wednesday 8 July, the following day a second set of soil pits are between Texas and Bonshaw on the QLD side of the river on Thursday 9 July. You are welcome to go to both or pick the day that best suits you. Please register separately for the specific day(s).

Where

Wednesday 8th of July: Richters Block (between Inglewood and Yelarbon over Macintyre Brook), 685-735 Bosnjaks Rd, Glenarbon Qld 4385 (2.8km from highway intersection on the Left Hand Side)

Thursday 9th of July: Finlay’s Farm, 207 Bonshaw Weir Rd, Texas Qld 4385

When

Wednesday 8 July and/or Thursday 9 July 10am to 2pm each day.

Cost

Free – please RSVP for catering and resource materials purposes.

For more information and to register visit https://www.trybooking.com/DNRRY