Articles tagged: Soil
Call for farmers to dig in to new soil project
Agriculture Victoria is encouraging Colac and district farmers to donate soil samples as part of a National Soil Action Plan research project.
Soil improvement focus for research
South-west Victorian farmers can join a new research program looking at ways to improve their soil health.
Chemical clean-up complete
The clean-up of a former fuel depot that was wafting chemical smells in Colac’s Wilson Street is now complete.
Soil cleanup causes stink
Chemical smells wafting from construction work in Colac’s Wilson Street are the result of work to clean up contaminated soil.
Assistance with soil testing costs
Farmers and land managers will be able to access low-cost soil sampling and certified testing in exchange for sharing their data under a national pilot.
Soil grant to track carbon
Farming innovators can apply for grants of between $100,000 and $20 million to lower the cost of measuring carbon stored in the soil.
