Expenditure on phosphorus fertiliser is one of the major costs in maintaining the productivity of cropping and legume-based pastures in temperate Australia. There is increasing awareness that the low rate of adoption of productive and profitable grazing systems has limited gains in productivity in the high rainfall zone. The aims of this research group are to develop methods to empower farmers to adopt productive pasture technology on farms. This group aims to understand the processes by which management improves yield and quality, while maintaining vine balance. The group also aims to understand the processes of aggregation of soil.
Soil management requires an understanding of the physical and mechanican properties of soil.