Sensors to aid with soil mapping

Gregor Heard
June 30 2019 - 1:00pm
GRDC southern agronomy soils and farming systems manager Stephen Loss with University of Sydney digital soil scientist Edward Jones, who has been working with a range of sensors including a near-infrared spectrometer to scan soil samples and develop a map identifying soil variations across a paddock. Photo GRDC..
GRDC southern agronomy soils and farming systems manager Stephen Loss with University of Sydney digital soil scientist Edward Jones, who has been working with a range of sensors including a near-infrared spectrometer to scan soil samples and develop a map identifying soil variations across a paddock. Photo GRDC..

Grain growers may one day soon be able to map soil in their paddocks without sending a single sample to the laboratory thanks to the efforts of an innovative young researcher.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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