Soils

The balance between carbon sequestration (or storage) in various sinks like soils and vegetation, compared to that released to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide is currently very topical…
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This publication set contains the latest edition of the Soil Conservation Guidelines for Queensland. These guidelines have been created to provide practical information and tools for anyone with…
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This book is based on findings from a three year project investigating soil carbon levels in pastures under different management systems in south east New South Wales. It is…
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Find out your options to increase nitrogen inputs in your sown pastures, specifically applying nitrogen fertiliser or adding a legume.

The Climate Clever Beef research project evaluated on-farm practices to improve methane emissions intensity of cattle production and increase carbon stored in soil and vegetation – read more…

This page addresses some of the questions from producers about organic matter, soil organic carbon, the impacts of cropping on soil carbon, and the potential to sequester carbon…
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Read more about soil biology – what it is and how it helps pasture and crop production, including links to more detailed information.

The debate on carbon has focused agriculture’s thoughts back on the level of carbon in soil and raises questions about how soils can be better managed to store…
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