This webpage from the Grains Research and Development Corporation provides growers and advisers with information on managing wind erosion during and after drought. It outlines strategies such as no till farming, maintaining ground cover and managing grazing pressure with a focus on sandy soils in the Mallee region. It also contains a link to the GEOGLAM RAPP tool that provides regional soil cover maps. While the content focuses on Victoria and South Australia the information is applicable to other low rainfall cropping zones across southern Australia. #
Contents:
Take home messages
Background
Recent extended drought creates significant issues.
Method
Results and discussion – wind erosion survey report results
Early monitoring findings – dry aggregation (%DA) differences – even in sand
Satellite monitoring tools (GEOGLAM RAPP)
Conclusion