Pioneering safer farming with strip amelioration

In this episode, Tim Smythe from Mallee Sustainable Farming and Jack Desbiolles from the University of South Australia's Agriculture, Machinery, Research and Design Centre discuss their pioneering work on strip amelioration. This technique involves alternating strips of ameliorated soil and undisturbed standing stubble, offering a flexible, erosion-reducing solution for high-risk crops like pulses in the Mallee. They delve into the machinery developed for this process and its impact on erosion control and crop yields, sharing insights from trials and future pathways for broad adoption. 00:00 Introduction to Strip Amelioration 00:55 Meet the Experts: Tim Smythe and Jack Desbiolles 01:11 Machinery Innovations for Strip Amelioration 03:42 Field Trials and Results 08:15 Challenges and Future Directions 13:29 Pathway to Adoption and Future Research 19:01 Conclusion and Acknowledgements This podcast has been brought to you as part of the ‘Developing robust ground cover to enable resilience in low rainfall mixed farms’ project through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. For more info click hereSupport the show: https://msfp.org.au/about/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.