30 May 2011

Soil biology workshop coming up

Making Good Better is running 2 workshops on soil biology - on at Deloraine on Thursday 23 June, and a second one at Hamilton on Friday 24 June. The workshops are being presented by Joel Williams and will run from 9.30 to 4 each day.
 The workshops will cover 
· The ’need to know’ of soil biology
· How to measure soil biology on your farm
· Soil amendments & products and how these impact on soil biology

Joel Williams is currently working with Biological Farmers Australia and also operates a consultancy educating and advising growers on biological farming systems. He has recently returned from the UK where he operated a commercial soil analysis laboratory and managed an organic farm. He has a keen interest in managing soil microbial balance and plant and soil nutrition to optimise soil health and crop production

For more information please contact Leanne Sherriff  6337 8370 or lsherriff@macfrank.com.au


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