The project will trial a programme of soil amendments across Australia, involving a large range of different soils. The soil amendments will aim to provide farmers of Australian and South African natives (hereafter 'Wildflowers') with a consistent scientific approach to balance soil chemistry on a wide range of soils. Each soil amendment programme will be individually tailored to the soil in question.

Wildflowers & Native Plants

Flower Association of Queensland Incorporated

This project aims to investigate a method of improving crop productivity and quality, using the one method of soil amendment across a wide range of soil and climatic types. Trials to date have shown promising results using this method. Objectives include:- - to gain a data base of soil types and cropping across Australia - to involve the wildflower industry as a whole in an experiential learning exercise, based on their farms, their crops, their soils and their climate zones - to assess the impact of a new approach to maximising quality and productivity of wildflower crops - to improve productivity and efficiency on wildflower farms - to enhance the sustainability of the industry by driving demand and thus price for the product upwards - to provide a network for industry communication and an impetus for working towards commongoals as a group - to improve the image of Australian wildflower produce both domestically and internationally

Improve the competitiveness and sustainability of Australian agriculture

An environmentally sustainable Australia

Productivity and adding value

WNP-provide profitable and sustainable production and management systems

Audrey Gerber, phone unknown

Alison Saunders, phone (02) 6271 4124

Denyse Corner