Sap & Soil Club: Unlock the Full Potential of Your Crops
A plant sap and soil testing discussion group | Published September 2024
Calling all grain growers! Learn how to collect and interpret your soil and sap tests to optimise your crop nutrition and soil health in our Sap & Soil Club. Through four online workshops held over the grain growing season, you’ll gain practical insights alongside a community of fellow growers.
Interested? Read more about the group and register your interest below by Monday 17 February 2025.
Why Sap & Soil Testing?
đź“‹ Plant sap analysis is an emerging diagnostic tool that measures the real-time nutritional and mineral status of plants. Leading growers are now using sap analysis to fine-tune their in-season nutrient management for better crop performance.
đź”— Learn more about sap analysis here
đź“ş Watch our webinar on sap analysis here
📊 Comprehensive soil testing — including both available and total nutrient pools—provides a clearer picture of your soil’s capacity to deliver nutrition. When paired with in-crop sap analysis, you can gain powerful insights into how well your plant-soil system is functioning.
Growers using these tools can:
âś… Fine-tune in-season nutrition programs for immediate crop response
✅ Make data-driven decisions for next season’s fertility management
âś… Improve soil and plant health over time with targeted interventions
Why Join the Sap & Soil Club?
This is more than just another webinar — it’s a hands on learning group designed for meaningful conversations and practical insights. You’ll be part of a small, supportive group of grain growers, guided by experts, where you can dive into the data and apply it to real on-farm decisions.
What’s Involved?
🖥️ Four online workshops between February and August 2025 (kicking off on the 28th Feb, 12pm AEDT with following dates TBC)
đź“– Expert facilitation by Peer Learning Manager and farmer Courtney Young and agroecologist Sarah Fea
🧪 Practical learning — collect, interpret, and analyse your own soil and plant sap tests
👥 Group discussions — explore management decisions including foliar applications and soil amendments
Join the club!
đź“… Register your interest by 10 AM, Monday 17 February 2025
📆 First club gathering: Online, Friday 28th February 2025, 12pm AEDT.Â
To participate, you’ll need:
- A paddock going into crop in autumn/winter 2025 where samples will be collected
- Approximately $300 per site for lab fees and shipping
- Time collect and ship at least one sap and soil testÂ
- Capacity to participate in four 90-minute online sessions (February–August 2025)
- Access to a private Whatsapp group
Spots are limited!
Note: this is an opportunity tailored for Australian grain growers as part of our Cropping Resilience Project.
For more information
If you have any questions, get in touch at [email protected].Â
