New research has found farm machinery traffic causes yield-limiting soil compaction across the Low Rainfall Zones of south-eastern Australia.

It's a significant finding, with just 5 percent of farms in south east Australia using a controlled farming technique -- compared with a national average of 30 percent using the system.

To find out more rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up Agriculture Victoria Land Management Officer Rebecca Mitchell 


Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

 

New research has found farm machinery traffic causes yield-limiting soil compaction across the Low Rainfall Zones of south-eastern Australia.
It's a significant finding, with just 5 percent of farms in south east Australia using a controlled farming technique -- compared with a national average of 30 percent using the system.
To find out more rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up Agriculture Victoria Land Management Officer Rebecca Mitchell&nbsp;
 Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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