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| | Soil ManagementGood soil condition and fertility are basic to sustainable agriculture. An ideal soil should be well drained; have a deep rooting zone; be easily penetrated by air, water, and roots; have a good water-holding capacity; have a balanced nutrient supply; and resist erosion. |
 | Soil Condition and Monitoring Soil condition can be defined as the capacity of a soil to sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental health, and promote plant, animal, and human health. |
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| Land and Soil Resource Assessment Assessment enables the Department to provide advice on the potential use, productive capacity and sustainable management of these resources. |
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| Managing Cropping Soils Broad guidelines and local farmer examples on good soil management. |
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| Salinity Issues concerned with salinity in irrigation and groundwater. |
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| Soil Erosion Information on the extent, types, and control of soil erosion in Tasmania. |
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| Soil Structure Information on cropping soils, deep ripping, drainage and Kraznozem topsoil structure. |
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| Irrigation More careful use of water is necessary to ensure optimum use of the available water supplies. |
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| Soil Organic Matter Organic matter is widely regarded as a vital component of a healthy soil. It is an important part of soil's physical, chemical and biological fertility. |
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| Soil pH & Liming Soil pH affects the solubility of minerals or nutrients essential for plant growth. |
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| Stubble Management Stubble management options include burning, physically removing stubble, or retaining it in the paddock. |
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| Soil Differences in Tasmanian Wine Can you taste the soil differences in Tasmanian wine? |
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| Managing Wet Soils on Dairy Farms Wet soils on dairy farms cost farmers time and money. A number of different options for solving the problem, in both the short and long-term, are offered. |
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| Soil Management for Growing Potatoes Potatoes are grown on a range of soils in Tasmania, from the red clay barns of the north-west and north-east to sandy barns of the northern Midlands and the south. The character of these soils and their management needs must be understood before they are cropped with potatoes. |
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| Wetlands & Waterways Works Manual This manual provides environmental best practice guidelines for works undertaken on wetlands and waterways in Tasmania. |
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 |  Tasmania Online | Service Tasmania This page - http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Topics/LBUN-6222GE?open - was last published on 7 July 2009 by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Questions concerning its content can be sent to LandManagement Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6336 5402. Please read our disclaimer and copyright statements governing the information we provide on this site. A text version of this page is also available. | |
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