Case Study: Soil Health Program - Cover cropping and Subsoil improvement

“I want to be productive, but I also want my farming system to be very resilient. As our soils are old and naturally degraded so we needed to find a way to enhance soil health, to improve structural integrity, increase biological activity along with building carbon and nutrient levels but not at the expense of feeding our sheep and running a profitable business. Cover cropping seemed like the logical thing to do, and it’s pretty simple.” Simon Falkiner (Participant)

Sub-project Overview - Soil Health Program

Establishing investigations to demonstrate the use of municipal green waste and other green materials to improve subsoils and increase soil carbon, including cover crops, this sub-project leverages local municipal councils, use of existing Southern Farming Systems (SFS) subsoil machinery, and an Ag Excellence Alliance NLP2 Smart Farming Project on cover cropping. 

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This project is supported by Corangamite CMA, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.