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Innovative chaff heap mulching for saline land at Minnipa

By |2024-08-21T14:22:59+09:309 August 2024|MSF Blog|

In our latest podcast episode, developed as part of the Future Drought Fund project 'Building resilience to drought with landscape scale remediation of saline land,' we had the opportunity to speak with Bruce Heddle, a farmer near Minnipa. Bruce shared his experiences and insights on an innovative method to manage dry saline soils using chaff heaps as mulch to re-establish cover and promote crop growth.

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Transforming saline soils with sand mulch

By |2024-08-21T14:23:11+09:301 August 2024|MSF Blog|

In our latest podcast episode, developed as part of the Future Drought Fund project 'Building resilience to drought with landscape scale remediation of saline land,' we had the opportunity to visit Tristan Baldock's farm at Buckleboo. The focus of our discussion was on innovative approaches to managing saline soils, particularly the use of sand

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Stony dry saline land restored to full production with sand mulch

By |2024-08-21T14:23:37+09:3023 July 2024|MSF Blog|

The Challenge of Saline Soils - Saline soils pose a significant challenge to farmers, reducing crop yields and making land unproductive. However, innovative techniques can transform these lands back into productive farmland. David Schmidt's farm in Waikerie, South Australia, provides a compelling example of how sand mulch can rejuvenate saline soils and boost agricultural productivity.

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