2026 Grower Survey Open | Dry Saline Soils
Have your say: Dry saline soils survey
The survey is aimed at farmers who have dry saline or magnesia patches on their farms, but responses are also useful from farmers who are unsure, only have small areas, or are just starting to notice patchy establishment.
This survey is about dry saline or magnesia patches — not Mallee seeps or watertable-related salinity.
The survey will help build a clearer picture of:
- how much land is affected
- how the problem has changed over time
- what it is costing farmers in lost income and wasted inputs
- what farmers have already tried
- which management options look most promising
- where further research and extension should focus
This survey builds on earlier work completed in 2020 and will help show whether the issue has changed since then.
The survey will take around 10–15 minutes to complete. Responses will be reported in a de-identified way, and the results will help guide future GRDC investment, trial work and extension activities.
The survey is open during June and July, closing Friday 17 July 2026.
Survey link: Dry Saline Soils (Magnesia Patches) – Grower Survey 2026 – Fill in form
If you would prefer to complete the survey over the phone, contact Naomi Scholz on 0428 540 670 and I can record your responses.
To learn more about this project visit the AIR EP Project Page here
Managing and Mitigating Dry Saline Soils (Magnesia Patches) in South Australia
Project acknowledgement
The NGN Managing and Mitigating Dry Saline Soils (Magnesia Patches) in South Australia, project code AIP2602-001RTX is funded by GRDC and led by AIR EP in collaboration with Northern and Yorke Landscape Board, Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board, Upper North Farming Systems, South Australian Research & Development Institute, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Agronomy Solutions and Insight Extension for Agriculture.
