An overview of this four episode series on cover cropping, using Harvest Moon as a case study. Part of the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project funded by Host Innovation and funds from the Australian Government.

SWICP2 Cover Crops with Harvest Moon ep 1 Introduction

What is a cover crop worth? Listen in for a sense of what cover crops can add to your agricultural business.

SWICP2 Cover Crops with Harvest Moon ep 4 Economics

Few things are more important to the business success of Harvest Moon than careful planning. It's not always easy to fit cover crops into a complex cropping rotation, but it's well worth it, according to Harvest Moon's Mark Kable.

SWICP2 Cover Crops with Harvest Moon ep 3 Planning

A breakdown of what species Harvest Moon and other growers are using for cover cropping, and what different species have to offer in the rotation.

SWICP2 Cover Crops with Harvest Moon ep 2 species and their benefits

Soil Wealth and ICP follows the implementation of a compost trial for vegetable growers in Virginia SA. We speak to the growers, the compost supplier and Dr Doris Blaesing.

SWICP2 Compost trial SA

As part of the SWICP2 project, funded by Host Innovation, we're looking at how Harvest Moon, a large volume vegetable producer in North West Tasmania, is using cover crops to protect and improve their precious red soil. We also talk to other growers and explore cover cropping more generally.

SWICP2 Cover Crops with Harvest Moon (Episodes 1 to 4 combined)

A conversation with two growers in North West Tasmania about their mixed species cover crop trial, grown before their 2019 potato crop.

Theresa Chapman