MEASURING AND MANAGING SOIL WATER

Presents

An opportunity for farmers and consultants to update their skills in soil water measurement and management in dryland cropping systems.

Program:

Farmers and agronomists make decisions every day that affect the productivity and profitability of their crops. Some of these decisions are straight forward, but others are difficult and can prove costly if things go wrong. At the end of this soil water workshop you will have learnt some of the theory that can practically assist you in the management of your soils and soil water; and been exposed to a number of tools that will enable you to undertake your own assessment of soil characteristics and availability of soil water.
The soil water program comprises a one day workshop covering the following topics:

1. The water cycle, the soil water bucket and the drivers of infiltration and runoff
2. The effect of tillage system and soil factors that affect soil water storage capacity
3. Why crops vary in their ability to extract water from a given soil
4. The difference between plant available water capacity (PAWC) and plant available water (PAW)
5. Characterising and monitoring soils for available water
6. Using soil water information in making more informed cropping decisions

The workshops will be hands-on requiring participants to be involved in field activities and in discussion and interaction on the various topics.

Date and Location:

Tue 26th June – ‘Raywood’, Rannock Rd, COOLAMON; 9am – 4pm
Wed 27th June – ‘Yarrawah’, Hendersons Rd, TOOTOOL; 9am – 4pm

There are only 20 places in each workshop, so RSVP is essential:
David Waters, NSW DPI, Pine Gully Rd, Wagga Wagga Ph: 02 6938 1991;
Mobile: 0427 434 524 david.waters@dpi.nsw.gov.au [1]