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To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil. --- Xenophon Oeconomicus, 400 B.C.

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Events 2012

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SoilCare Expo 2012
Saturday, 10 March 2012



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Soil Best Management Practice Guides and
Soil Health Car
ds

soil health card

Northern Rivers
Soil Best Management Practice Guides for


Macadamias

Coffee

Perennial Horticulture

Vegetables

Northern Rivers Soil
Health Cards for

Macadamia

Coffee

Perennial Horticulture

Vegetables

Original
Soil Health Card




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Soil Health
Prof. Lyn Abbott's website

New - DAFF website...

Soil Health Knowledge

North Coast Weeds

drumMuster
how and where to dispose of chemical containers

AIMS
Agriculture Information and Monitoring Services


Acres USA - Compost
Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science - Studies & Advances in Composting Technology


Videos

ABC Catalyst program on Agrichar (biochar)
click on this video

Rodale Institute CEO, Tim LaSalle,  explains how organic farming (& regenerative/biological farming) will combat climate change
click here

Composting food
'watch this video' also featuring Bob Shaffer.



Hepperly DVD


On sale now... SoilCare DVD

'Regenerating Our Soils'
with Dr Paul Hepperly

Over 8 hours of video entertainment and information.

“Soil in the answer.”

Only A$17.00 posted to any
address in Australia. 

Also available at
SoilCare events
for A$15.00.

Click for details of the DVD

Order by email to
SoilCare

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SoilCare Expo 2012

10 March 2012
8.30 AM to 4.30 PM
Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute

Guest speaker
Dr Maarten Stapper




Gold Sponsors
Richmond Landcare Inc

 

Silver Sponsors
Environmental Analysis Lab (EAL)
NSW Department of Primary Industries

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The Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority supports on-farm demonstrations...
Ground Covers for Soil Health

Thursday, 3 March 2011 SoilCare farmers enjoyed a Biological Farming Safari to visit farms cooperating in the 'Ground Covers for Soil Health' project.

The Northern Rivers CMA funded farmers to demonstrate the value of ground covers to improve soil structure, increase soil biological activity, promote nutrient cycling, increase water infiltration, control soil erosion, enhance IPM systems and more. Click on the 'details' for each farm to learn about what farmers are doing to improve soil health on their farms.

Ground cover demonstration project
SoilCare members at Garry Fetherston's banana plantation
details

 

Bugden young pecan trees
Kuranita grassed waterways
Blueberry Fields
soil aerator

Above: Otto Saeck (left) of
Blueberry Fields
talks about soil health challenges. details

Right: Oxley Plantations uses a soil aerator to incorporate ground covers into the soil with mimimum soil disturbance. details

IPM plantings

"Highgate' Macadamias (left)
Judy and Bob Howard trialled a number of ground covers during 2010 with an emphasis on improving biodiversity to assist with soil health and beneficial insects.
details

'Soils Are Alive' (the book) by Professor Lyn Abbott is now uploaded, available and free to everyone on-line.  THANK YOU, LYN! 
Click below for link to the book.
Soils Are Alive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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