Current Trials

Dynamic nutrient planning, getting nitrogen right in time and place

To increase crop yield on marginal soils, leading to increased soil cover, reduced soil losses, increased nutrient use efficiency and increased profitability.

To demonstrate that a diversified cropping system is the most economically and environmentally sustainable management approach long term.

To assess the sugarcane crop impacts of fallow practices that may provide a low risk strategy for growing legume crops and transitioning back to cane.

To utilise planted mixed species in a fallow block to improve and increase natural soil health.

To develop a site specific nitrogen reduction rate that the grower can implement on their blocks that are irrigated with underground water high in nitrates.

To determine the most cost effective method of improving water quality and crop NUE through optimising nitrogen rate following a harvested legume crop.