This book explores the complexities of tillage and soil management in Tasmania’s cropping regions, emphasising that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions—every tillage implement can be used on any soil type, with outcomes depending on timing, operation, and local conditions. It provides broad guidelines alongside practical examples from farmers, focusing on five general soil types defined by their management needs. While resilient krasnozem soils in the north-west can tolerate intensive tillage if carefully managed, other soils like those in the Midlands, Coal River, and Derwent Valley require more cautious approaches to avoid degradation. The book encourages farmers to investigate their soils, engage in discussion, and seek further learning through programs like Whole Farm Planning and resources such as the Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook and Soil Management by Davies et al., to support informed and sustainable soil use. This book is relevant to Tasmanian soils [PDF 5.3 MB, 83 pages]. #
Contents:
Introduction
Principles
Investigation
Five management types
More management issues
The implements