Calcareous Soils Investment Welcomed

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, midnight

b'The Kuhlmann family has been farming on the western side of South Australia\\u2019s Eyre Peninsula for more than a hundred years. Peter Kuhlmann is the latest generation to farm the challenging calcareous soils in this part of the state. \\n\\nLike many growers, Peter has been keen to see more done to better understand these soils and has welcomed the new GRDC calcareous soils investment. The $6.75 million GRDC investment is an industry collaboration with the Soil CRC, CSIRO, Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, and the New South Wales DPI. \\n\\nContact: \\nEyre Peninsula, SA grain grower \\nPeter Kuhlmann \\nmudabie@bigpond.com \\n\\nUseful resources: \\nhttps://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/news-and-media-releases/south/2020/september/hostile-soils-the-target-of-major-new-research-effort \\n\\nhttps://soilcrc.com.au/grdc-co-invests-in-soil-crc-calcareous-soils-project/ \\n\\nUpdate papers: \\nhttps://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers/tab-content/grdc-update-papers/2020/03/understanding-factors-affecting-the-effectiveness-of-p-and-pk-fertilisers-when-deep-banded \\n\\nhttp://soilquality.org.au/factsheets/soil-ph-south-austral https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/3246539/Australian-Agriculture-in-2020-Pt2Ch8.pdf \\n\\nhttps://cwfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Making-WUE-Work.pdf\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'