Paddock Practices: Practical remedies to target challenges of deep ripped soils – WA, SA, VIC (Factsheet)
This Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) factsheet describes a number of management options to combat some of the problems with deep ripping sandy soils. Deep ripping soils in the Mallee regions of South Australia and Victoria with a consolidated layer at about 30 cm can significantly improve the productivity of these soils. The factsheet deals with the problems of seed depth when planting, excessive soil thrown from tynes, damage by pre-emergent herbicides by thrown topsoil and increased soil erosion by wind associated with deep ripping. Practical ways of dealing with these problems are described using the on-farm experience of a farmer in Victoria. The factsheet includes a YouTube video, Lessons learned from soil amelioration bloopers [14:14]. The article is relevant to any cropping areas with sandy soils that have hard subsoils. #
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