Farmers are being invited to workshops across the New England to get all the dirt on maintaining optimum soil health and maximise sustainable pasture production.
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Northern Tablelands Local Land Services are holding their latest round of Soil Health and Production Workshops in Guyra, Bundarra and Glen Innes in the coming weeks.
Northern Tablelands Land Services Officer Sandy Hodgens said the workshops were the latest in a long running series that have seen hundreds of farmers on the Northern Tablelands gain new insights into the soil that provides the literal bedrock for their businesses.
The workshops will help landholders understand the fundamentals of soil health and how changes in soil management can improve farm profitability.
“We’ll be studying the physical, chemical and biological components of the soil and how they interact,” Sandy Hodgens said.
“The workshops will focus on how soil health impacts productivity of pastures, crops and livestock.”
Soil scientist David Hardwick will give a presentation on understanding soils and will assess soil biology.
The workshops will also feature practical demonstrations on soil sampling and soil pit sessions looking at soil profiles and plant root structure down to one metre below the surface.
Soil Health and Production Workshops will take place on Wednesday, February 22 in Guyra, Thursday, February 23 in Bundarra, and Friday, February 24 in Glen Innes.
Landholders interested in registering for a Soil Health and Production Workshop and to book their place should contact Sandy Hodgens on 0428 744 287.
Alternatively contact the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services office in Inverell on 6720 8300.