From tilling by hand and horsepower, to now, the practices of farming families across the world have seen a gradual evolution of technological advancement and knowledge growth.
Through the successes and failures experienced by each generation of Australian farmers, the need for fallowing ground and conserving subsoil nutrients has been the fundamental driver behind each season’s cropping decisions.
Poor rainfall, early frosts, climate change and the roll of the dice decisions around planting times, have all contributed to the ongoing battles faced by farmers who invest their lives into providing for the families and industries of today.
USQ is leading the way with world-first advances in soil structural stability research.