Felicity Harrop

Soil science research extension. Building capacity to support landholders.

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

🌱 A Soil CRC project led by Nathan Robinson from @CeRDI_FedUni is digging into the science of soil indicators to develop a guiding resource for farmers and advisors. Our grower group partners are informing our research to ensure outputs meet farmer needs: https://t.co/I8RxObqrs7

[CeRDI @CeRDI_FedUni]

Visualising Australasia’s Soils (VAS): 2026 - a key milestone year for the project https://t.co/raWDOblOCP

VAS is a @SoilCRC initiative

@FedUni_Research
#Agriculture

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

Farmers & rural landholders across the Wimmera are invited to share their views in the Soil CRC’s long-running landholder survey. The survey will help inform the priorities of @wimmeracma, including the allocation of funds to support rural land managers 🔗 https://t.co/5qPvfjqd1o

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

🚜 Through the Soil CRC Adoption Plan, we are collaborating with our grower group participants and researchers to deliver a suite of tailored activities and resources focused on extending our project findings to farmers and advisors 🔗 https://t.co/1ynyZkSia2

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

Researchers, farmer groups & industry partners came together in Sydney last month for the Soil CRC Incubator Workshop - a two-day event focused on helping Soil CRC research outputs move closer to real-world adoption and impact:
📖https://t.co/C4RqVUwa5a
🎥https://t.co/sbQDyvFVsE

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

May newsletter out now 🔗 https://t.co/bIk25Z1HOL

@UTAS_ @TasInAg @CeRDI_FedUni @SouthernFS @CharlesSturtUni @MurdochUni @wimmeracma
#soilscience #soilresearch #ausag #collaboration

[Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) @BCG_Birchip]

Evaluating the efficacy of organic-based nitrogen fertilisers trial!

The aim of this trial is to evaluate the performance of organic based nitrogen fertilisers, assessing nitrogen uptake, yield and grain quality, last year in wheat, and this year in barley.

This trial is led by @griffithuniversity and funded by @SoilCRC

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

Bhavya Mod’s Soil CRC PhD aimed to deliver a sustainable solution for the soil challenges faced by sugarcane growers in North Queensland. Find out how he transformed sugarcane green waste into a sustainable fertiliser product to improve crop productivity: https://t.co/5XgWF0sXhb

[CeRDI @CeRDI_FedUni]

Turning data into trust: building Australia’s soil knowledge future - In January, CeRDI Senior Research Fellow Dr Alison Ollerenshaw delivered a university wide presentation to Federation’s Library Open Access Week program https://t.co/RAqYV1wHjl

@FedUni_Research

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

🎧 Join the Soil CRC for a free webinar to explore practical strategies for improving the performance of sandy soils across Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

📅 6 May 2026
🕑 2pm AEST (12pm WA, 1.30pm SA/NT)
ℹ️ Find out more and register: https://t.co/DW7rZvf4Kg

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

Now in its final phase, the Soil CRC's Visualising Australasia's Soils project is transforming its dynamic web-based #soildata portal into an Australian soils knowledge system that is both self-sustaining and inherently useful for research and education 👉https://t.co/XZAqPa55VO

[Facey Group @FaceyGroup]

📢 @FaceyGroup is on the lookout! 💡
Are you passionate about agriculture and making a difference in the paddock? 🌱

We’re hiring a full-time Agricultural Research & Extension Coordinator to help deliver local trials, support growers, and drive innovation across our region.

👩‍🌾 Be part of hands-on research
🤝 Build strong connections with growers & industry
🌾 Help shape practical, on-farm outcomes

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and make an impact where it counts, we’d love to hear from you 🌱
Read the full position description here 👉🏻 https://t.co/AyjwHfbOrV

#agriculturejobs #ruralcareers #agresearch #extensionwork #farminnovation #australianagriculture #careersinag #growerengagement #sustainablefarming #growergroups #localagresearch

[CeRDI @CeRDI_FedUni]

Visualising Australasia’s Soils - @SoilCRC and @FedUniAustralia have released the project flyer 'Building a legacy of soil data in Australia', March 2026. Visit the 'VAS > Background' web page to download this flyer https://t.co/5ehPTTEihr

@FedUni_Research
#Soilresearch

[CeRDI @CeRDI_FedUni]

Soil CRC - @FedUniAustralia has a major role in this @SoilCRC project, which is designed to optimise #productivity, #yield and #profitability and ensure long-term #sustainability of #farming businesses https://t.co/mid3homS6j

#Agriculture

[Felicity Harrop @FelicityHarrop]

@SoilCRC @SCU_Australia @MUniResearch #collaboration #soil

[CWFS @CWFS_Condo]

After 8 weeks of growth, our summer cover crop at the Condobolin Ag Station is ready for termination tomorrow.

With 79 mm of in-crop rainfall, the mixes have performed better than expected for a low rainfall environment. Both a 3-species mix (sunflower, millet, cowpea) and a 9-species mix (sunflower, millet, cowpea, buckwheat, forage sorghum, radish, turnip, sun hemp and safflower) were included to compare diversity and system responses.

Buckwheat is currently flowering, while turnip has developed a strong taproot, highlighting the role of different species in driving above and below ground biomass and soil interaction.

The aim of the cover crop is to increase plant diversity, improve soil function and contribute to longer-term soil carbon and system resilience, while understanding the trade-offs in a low rainfall system.

This work is part of the FDF and Soil CRC project “Building resilient soils and enhancing carbon stocks in cropping systems through plant diversity”.

An important consideration moving forward will be how much soil water has been used, and how this influences soil moisture availability and establishment conditions for the following winter crop.

#FutureDroughtFund #SoilCRC #SouthernCrossUni #MurdochUni

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

💡 There was much interest in the Soil CRC’s soiltech inventions at @evokeAG last month, with our BILBY® communication node, QUOLL® e-nose, and BANDICOOT® soil probe drawing delegates to our exhibition stand. Find out what went down 👉 https://t.co/BZtbysZV6g

@UTAS_ @TasInAg

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

Undertaking a PhD with the Soil CRC exposed software engineer Dr Arif Rahman to the world of soil science and natural resource management, leading him to secure a post-graduate role with his PhD industry partner, Wimmera Catchment Management Authority 👉 https://t.co/XCg08at8cs

[CeRDI @CeRDI_FedUni]

Rainfall Mapper - @FedUniAustralia researchers have developed this new online tool that reveals spatial variations in rainfall over short distances https://t.co/VRpaJanl61

Find the Rainfall Mapper on VAS https://t.co/GP6SrtktqQ, a long-running @SoilCRC initiative.

[Soil CRC @SoilCRC]

A Soil CRC project is scaling up manufacturing of 3 innovative organic-based nitrogen fertilisers and will deliver recommendations for their application. The aim is to increase production, profitability and ecological sustainability for farming systems 🔗 https://t.co/OdnAwgtCMV

[Felicity Harrop @FelicityHarrop]

@johngbennett What you save in fuel/herbicide can be spent on fungicides and 🤞 for no root disease…