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NSW Soil Knowledge Network
Приєднався 30 вер 2014
Our Vision
Promoting the importance of soils through knowledge and expertise.
Our Mission
To harness our expertise and knowledge to improve the management of our soils
Description
The NSW Soil Knowledge Network is an independent group of retired and semi-retired soil specialists which captures critical soil knowledge and experience. They are an effective link between community, industry and government. The members of the NSW Soil Knowledge Network are a valuable resource and seek to mentor and inspire the next generation of soil specialists.
Promoting the importance of soils through knowledge and expertise.
Our Mission
To harness our expertise and knowledge to improve the management of our soils
Description
The NSW Soil Knowledge Network is an independent group of retired and semi-retired soil specialists which captures critical soil knowledge and experience. They are an effective link between community, industry and government. The members of the NSW Soil Knowledge Network are a valuable resource and seek to mentor and inspire the next generation of soil specialists.
Bed Level Crossings FINAL 10 June 2023
This video shows the basics of where and how to install a bed level rock crossing. Bed level crossings are a cost effective, long term solution to prevent erosion of the drainage line bed and banks without interfering with stream flows.
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Відео
Forest tracks and roads - drainage and erosion control 15Dec2022
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This video series focuses on managing erosion and sediment from forest tracks and trails. Timber harvesting operations on private land are carried out in many of the forested areas of eastern NSW. Construction and maintenance of roads and tracks are an integral part of forest operations, and are covered in some detail in the relevant Code of Practice. Erosion of unsealed roads and trails is pot...
Forest tracks and roads - snig tracks 22Dec2022
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This video series focuses on managing erosion and sediment from forest tracks and trails. Timber harvesting operations on private land are carried out in many of the forested areas of eastern NSW. Construction and maintenance of roads and tracks are an integral part of forest operations, and are covered in some detail in the relevant Code of Practice. Erosion of unsealed roads and trails is pot...
Forest tracks and roads - drainage crossings 16Dec2022
Переглядів 206Рік тому
This video series focuses on managing erosion and sediment from forest tracks and trails. Timber harvesting operations on private land are carried out in many of the forested areas of eastern NSW. Construction and maintenance of roads and tracks are an integral part of forest operations, and are covered in some detail in the relevant Code of Practice. Erosion of unsealed roads and trails is pot...
Forest tracks and roads - crossfall drainage 15Dec2022
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This video series focuses on managing erosion and sediment from forest tracks and trails. Timber harvesting operations on private land are carried out in many of the forested areas of eastern NSW. Construction and maintenance of roads and tracks are an integral part of forest operations, and are covered in some detail in the relevant Code of Practice. Erosion of unsealed roads and trails is pot...
Forest Roads April 2022
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Unsealed roads and tracks present a significant erosion risk in forest harvesting operations. This webinar covers the basics of erosion and sediment delivery from unsealed roads and outlines a range of practices to keep erosion and sediment production under control. The webinar has been produced to support the NSW Code of Practice for Private Native Forestry but will be of interest to forestry ...
Unsealed Roads and Tracks June 2021
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Good track drainage is the key to keeping erosion of the track surface to a minimum. The most practical and widely used (and often abused) measure to control track drainage is a roll over bank (sometimes called a diversion bank or wooboy). This video concisely shows the principles and practice of effective rollover bank construction. It will be of great interest to land managers, contractors an...
SKN Alpine Soils
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The NSW Alpine area is home to the iconic Alpine Humus Soil. This extremely valuable and fragile soil is important for filtering, storing and delivery of water to all of south eastern Australia. These soils support the beautiful and unique ecosystems which the alpine area is well known. Meet four members of the NSW Soil Knowledge Network as we revisit areas from the Summit Area Soil Conservatio...
SKN RangelandsFieldTrip 2017
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In May 2017 the NSW Soil Knowledge Network traveled to western NSW visiting many beautiful and iconic landscapes in the rangelands. Filmed at Tilpa on the Darling River, the key message in this video is that soil management in the rangelands is about management of native vegetation and grazing.
Iconic soils of NSW - Yellow Kandosol
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Yellow Kandosols, also known as Yellow Earths, often develop on sandstone parent material. This widespread soil supports our state emblem and iconic flora - the waratah and occurs throughout the Sydney basin.
Keeping our hands dirty 4
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The NSW Soil Knowledge Network run soil training workshops for soil professionals and also for farmers. In this is interview with a member of SKN we talk about why we are running this training, what people can get out it, the best bits about the SKN and more.
Keeping our hands dirty 3
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The NSW Soil Knowledge Network run soil training workshops for soil professionals and also for farmers. In this is interview with a member of SKN we talk about why we are running this training, what people can get out it, the best bits about the SKN and more.
Keeping our hands dirty 2
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The NSW Soil Knowledge Network ran a soil training workshop for soil professionals in August 2016. The workshop was very successful and this is an interview with one of the participants about their experience over the two days.
Keeping our hands dirty 1
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The NSW Soil Knowledge Network ran a soil training workshop for soil professionals in August 2016. The workshop was very successful and this is an interview with one of the participants about their experience over the two days.
Iconic Soils of NSW - Black Vertosol
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The Black Vertosol is a dark, cracking clay and has arguably the highest agricultural productivity of any soil type in NSW. Black Vertosols are associated with weathered materials derived from basaltic rocks. The largest areas of these soils are found on the Liverpool plains, the Merriwa plateau and the north-west plains. Black Vertosols are uniform clay soils that are highly fertile, well stru...
Iconic Soils of NSW - Yellow Sodosol
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Iconic Soils of NSW - Yellow Sodosol
Iconic Soils of NSW - Red Chromosol
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Iconic Soils of NSW - Red Chromosol
Why Soils Are So Important - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
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Why Soils Are So Important - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
Who We Are - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
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Who We Are - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
Our Purpose - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
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Our Purpose - NSW Soil Knowledge Network (updated)
Sydney 6th Intnational Soil Conference - SCS legacy video
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Sydney 6th Intnational Soil Conference - SCS legacy video
Wise Land Use Pays - SCS legacy video
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Wise Land Use Pays - SCS legacy video
Water Ponding Broken Hill RDP 2 - SCS legacy video
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Water Ponding Broken Hill RDP 2 - SCS legacy video
Water Ponding Broken Hill RDP 1 - SCS legacy video
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Water Ponding Broken Hill RDP 1 - SCS legacy video
Value of Trees along Watercourses - SCS legacy video
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Value of Trees along Watercourses - SCS legacy video
Trees for Wind Erosion Control - SCS legacy video
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Trees for Wind Erosion Control - SCS legacy video
Thank you dear for excellent information
Good stuff, Truck, Packer and Co.
thanks
Great video!! For a novice farmer, how deep must the soil be dug to do this test?
great vid thank you
Thank you for posting such high quality and useful training videos.
What a high quality presentation! Thank you so much sir!
Excellent video, covers everything perfectly
Thanks for reaching out, that's good to hear
This is a good video, and I am also passionate about its message of the importance of soil. However, I find it very disappointing that everyone talking on this video is a white male. Diversity is important to spread the importance of the role of soil, where are the expert voices of women scientists, women farmers, indigenous Australian etc. Perhaps this could be addressed in the next update. Thanks
Hello Mikaela, Thank you for reaching out and I'm happy to hear that the messages in this video resonated with you. The SKN is a group of retired/semi retired soil scientists. They are all volunteers the members who are present in this video are the ones put their hand up. Not all members participate in all of our activities. I completely agree that diversity is valuable. In the last few years, the SKN has made a deliberate choice to build positive relationships with female soil scientists, inviting them to workshops, meetings and fieldtrips with a view to membership on their retirement. We encourage female soil scientists as role models and mentors. Its hard to imagine yourself in a role if you can't see it. We aim to encourage women to take up and hopefully keep a career in soil science - and perhaps this may become a pathway to membership. NSW and the world needs more soil scientists! That being said, gender bias and gender balance in the SKN is something we are conscious of. This video is now several years old and since its publication two women have been accepted as SKN members (we now have 3 including myself). It is a fact that there are not very many retired female soil scientists with relevant experience in NSW. This is largely a reflection of gender bias among past agencies and policies which has led to low female representation among soil scientists. This video is about members speaking about why soil is important to them and why it it should be important to others. I really like your idea about a future video showcasing the diverse female voices and their soil related values. Thanks for the suggestion, but it is beyond the scope of our small group, perhaps a collaboration with others for the future. Best wishes Sally McInnes-Clarke NSW SKN
what is a freeboard? What is a roll over? What is a cross fall grade? can we have a glossary of all the terms used in this video
Hi Charles, those are pretty standard terms used in track and road design and construction. However, your suggestion is a good one and I will reach out to Peter and ask him to put something together
@@nswsoilknowledgenetwork2890 Thank you very much - it would be very helpful for people not in the trade.
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I am in soil science right now and these videos help. There is so much to learn and it is all not easy !!
Thanks Mo, that is so great to hear.
thank you for the video, it was super useful for my assignment
Hi M B, we are super glad and you are super welcome!
Plant pig face succulents or salt bush and or tomatoes
Thanks did not know that! I'm very interested in what salt does and how to find plants that will grow ,also find ways to manage the problems caused by salt
Excellent video...If it had spanish subtitles I could show it to my students...!!
Thank you Maria that is good to hear and yes subtitles would be fantastic for all of our videos. I'll look into it.
Thank you
Those lower layers are horizons not parent material.
Hello Gerry, parent material is a C horizon
@@nswsoilknowledgenetwork2890 not in our system.
@@gerrycoleman7290 that's interesting. In New South Wales, and Australia generally, soil profile description follows the method described in 'the yellow book' where C horizons are defined as layers below the solum (A and B horizons) and consists of material which is usually weathered but little affected by soil forming processes. C horizons include consolidated rock and sediments that when moist can be dug with hand tools. C horizons can also be described as substrate. Here is a link to the reference www.publish.csiro.au/book/5230/
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This is a super easy to understand video. Great stuff!
Thank you Neil great to hear that it has been helpful.
Sir my land soil type is loam. Sir what fertilizer is best for loam type soil.
Hello :) I am a viticulture student in the southwest U.S. and currently studying soils. This video was perfect in the explanation and differences of salinity and sodicity! Visuals and examples are much more powerful for me to learn, i appreciate you having made this video! Thank you!
Hi Lacey, we worked hard on the narrative for this short video and wanted to keep it simple and still ensure it made sense. Happy to hear that it worked for you. Thanks!
I have studied agriculture but professors never explained this topic in this practical manner
For my assignment I am supposed to investigate soils in South Africa. One of the properties is said to be: sodic, and the property is long and comparatively narrow, stretching from upland to lower reaches of an elongate drainage basin. - Do I understand it correctly that because of the sodic soil and the water of the drainage basin the ground is probably unstable especially at the low end of the slope? Because the Sodium in the clay minerals is reacting with the water.
Very Cool I approve :)
Thank you for this resource
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sorry that was quite rude of me, would you like to go and get a drink some time?
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This video helps me to explain the difference between salinity and sodicity to my students
Great description of difference between sodicity an salinity. I've been trying to find different sources to describe why there is low EC in sodic soils. You would think EC would be higher than saline-sodic, but by definition it is lower. Similar SAR, but lower EC in sodic.
Thanks Robert,it all comes down to soil chemistry, but essentially saline soils have high dissolved salt in the soil water, sodic soils that are dispersible don't. Salinity and sodicity do the opposite to soil structure. Saline soils don't disperse, while sodic soils do. You can observe this by adding one lump of sodic clay to a glass of freshwater and another to a glass of saltwater to see the difference!
@@nswsoilknowledgenetwork2890 Thank you for your quick and thoughtful reply. So the EC is lower in sodic soils (below 4) because the sodium is stuck in the soil and won't go into solution so it can't be read by EC meter?
upload in telugu also
Thanks for the information
Thank you for what you are doing with these Videos. They are so important. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Emmanuel Sebastiao. Thank you for watching :)
Your videos are so valuable. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm soo Happy for that.
Excellent - thank you!
Thank you so much. That was so useful.
Thats great. Thank you!
very useful
Keep it up
Hi, great video. Just one question though, doesn't the Na have to be in ionic form to be moved around the soil in water? So does it then revert back to its salt chemistry and form Na Cl2 and reside in the soil as a salt? Is that soil salinity? I get the sodic soil as Na ions attaching to cation exchange sites on clay, does that mean just not all the Na attaches to clays and is left to roam as free Na? Ok it was more than one question.
Hi Shaun, I have sent your question to the SKN soil chemistry brains trust and will reply asap
Hi Shaun, We have two soil chemists in the group and they have both responded to your question. The first reply is - Na is always in its ionic form, Na+, in soils. Never in the metallic form. When the Na+ is attached to a soil (which has a net negative charge) it is referred to as “sodicity”. When the Na+ is not attached to a soil clay, that is “free” or “soluble” Na+, the positive charge is normally balanced by Cl- or HCO3- and sometimes SO4-- and NO3-. That is ‘salinity’. The second reply is - Sodium is always in its ionic form (Na+), but it can often attach to the negative surfaces on, or in rocks or soils. If all the available CEC sites are filled with sodium, then if there is still more sodium (often attached to chloride), it can move freely about and the soil will be sodic and saline. Hope this answers your question.
Thanks a lot for that, I didn't expect you to come back that quickly. I have a soil science exam coming up and this helps.
You're welcome. Good luck !
thank you very much, now i get it
Thank you Moreblessing ! That makes me happy
Thank you for a good information
Thanks very much for your video. I have the question please, What is the soil type for the wheat crop in NSW? Is it clay or clay loam?
Thank you ! Wheat grows in several different soils. In central NSW it grows in red and brown chromosols and dermosols, topsoils are usually clay loam and subsoils light to medium clay. In northern areas it also grows on black vertosols. Topsoils are usually light clay and subsoils medium to heavy clay.
For more info check out our ICONIC SOILS videos for red chromosols and black vertosols
very informative thank you
+bonita799063 I'm glad you found it useful
Very useful video. My house is located near potassium mines. it is very difficult to plant anything, the soil and water are salty.
+Wizard S Thank you. I'm glad you liked it
Great Info. Thanks!
Hi nvrmindthebollocks, Thanks for the feedback, we are pleased that is was useful.
Hi Victoria Gauld, Thank You very much!! I am so pleased to hear that. Passing on knowledge of soils and landscape processes is what we are all about. Sally McInnes-Clarke
Im a Ag student and this video has been really helpful, thanks :)
from which university you are doing your degree