Media release no.
27 March 2001 Grey clay soil, also known as Moort soil, Sunday soil and Mongrel soil, is renown as being difficult to grow crops on. This soil type, found predominantly in the Great Southern Agricultural Region, can be too hard to seed when dry and too boggy when wet. However during the last five years trials undertaken by Agriculture Western Australia, with funds from the Grains Research and Development Corporation, have been examining different farming practices to manage grey clays. Farmers in the Great Southern are invited to have input into the next three years of the project , which will refine and extend research on maximising the productivity of grey clays. Ms Sheppard said the second phase of the project would involve greater input from the Great Southern farming community including farm-based trials.