A proven five-step framework is helping producers turn soil test results into smarter, more cost-effective fertiliser decisions and better productivity outcomes.

Graeme and Heather Fagg, daughter Annie-May and son Tom manage a 4,000 head, 18.5-micron merino flock and 2,000 crossbred prime lamb property at Mt Mercer, near Ballarat, Victoria.

Agronomy and pasture consultant Lucy Powell said what’s happening below the surface is just as important as what’s growing above it when it comes to improving long-term pasture productivity.

MLA has developed a new Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) Supported Learning Package (SLP) 'PayDirt North' that increases Queensland producers' knowledge in soil testing and fetiliser application.

The 'Five Easy Steps' allows producers and advisors to understand the value of soil testing and how to use soil test information to plan fertiliser and livestock investments.

Soil is the largest carbon pool that humans can directly influence, offering the greatest potential to deal with global warming. Carbon storage in soil can improve the productivity, profitability, drought tolerance and biodiversity of grazing land. CSIRO developed a prototype soil core scanning system (SCANS unit) to measure soil organic...

For WA producer, Don McNab soil testing has enabled him to refine his fertiliser strategy and save costs while maintaining pasture productivity.

Sam and Kirsty White operate Bald Blair Pastoral Co, an Angus cattle seedstock herd backed by their own commercial Angus cattle herd. Consisting of four properties in the Northern Tablelands of NSW, Sam is a seasoned soil tester and has been soil testing every year for almost 30 years on his Bald Blair and more recently purchased Kolora property.

Red meat producers across southern Australia can now access tips and tools to help undertake on-farm soil testing with the launch of a new soils hub on Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) website.