SA Drought Hub Activities 2022: Soil cover to retain water
Project Location
Cleve, Yaninee, Buckleboo
Project Manager
Naomi Scholz
Start Date
April 2022
Finish Date
December 2022
Funding Source
FDF: SA Drought Hub
Funding Amount
$90,000
Key People Involved
Amanda Cook (SARDI), Fran Francis (BFIG)
Sub-Contracts
SARDI, BFIG
Summary
Demonstration sites to be established in low rainfall farming systems to determine:
1. Can we measure increased stored soil water in strip/disc vs conventional no-till knife point systems?
2. Are there other measurable benefits to the farming system such as soil cover, nutrition, weeds, disease, yield, soil health measures?
3. Are there impacts on pre-sowing herbicide efficacy in a strip/disc system compared with a conventional system?