Regional Soils Coordinator Dhiraj Gajera was fortunate to be able to attend the WA Smart Soil tour organsied by Soil Science Australia. Dhiraj said “it’s always a great experience to see different soil types of soil, soils profiles, soil formation and different projects to improve soil quality and health by different means.”
The group visited Kweda, a small town located in the Wheatbelt region to see a soils improvement project that is growing Lupin on poor soil with low fertility and high levels of aluminum toxicities by using nitrogen fixing bacteria to create healthier soil and root systems. Dhiraj said, “for sustainable and cost-effective farming practices, the most important thing is soil biology which make nutrients available to roots”.