Project partner

Department of Agriculture and Environment (DAWE)

Duration

2020-2022

Summary

AHR delivered three demonstration sites on vegetable farms in peri-urban Sydney and Bathurst. Collaboration with other vegetable industry extension initiatives (VegNET, Soil Wealth) promoted the delivery of three field days to showcase the benefits of strip tillage and cover crops to growers and advisers in NSW. 

The project ran three cover crop coaching clinics in NSW and produced several resources including case study factsheets, podcasts and webinars on the benefits for NSW vegetable producers of cover crops and strip tillage.

This project has now concluded. 

Project outputs

Case Studies

• Inter-row ryegrass cover crop - a winner in snow pea production

• Replacing plastic mulch: Cover crops for weed suppression and soil health

Podcasts

• Interview with Bathurst grower Michael Camenzuli

• Interview with Sydney vegetable grower Kim Ngov

• Integrated Weed Management using cover crops and strip till

Webinars

• Cover crops and soil biology in vegetable soils

• Integrated weed management: How cover cropping can improve its use for vegetable growers webinar

For more information, contact 

Stephanie Tabone, Applied Horticultural Research Pty Ltd

stephanie.tabone@ahr.com.au