What can your soil tell you about how your country is functioning?
In this episode of the Pastoral Poddy, host Edgars Greste speaks with soil scientist Karl Anderson about what makes rangeland soils unique and how rainfall, landscape position and soil type influence productivity.
Karl explores the role of carbon and organic matter, explains common constraints such as salinity and sodicity, and shares practical insights into groundcover, water infiltration and managing highly variable country.
It’s a conversation about looking beneath the surface, understanding how soil systems function, and recognising what happens across the landscape when the rain finally arrives.
EPISODE TIMESTAMPS
● (00:00) Why rangeland soils are different
● (02:40) Why organic matter matters
● (08:35) The soil tells a story of time and place
● (10:50) Reading the landscape after rain
● (13:40) Salinity and sodicity explained
● (16:55) Practical tools to rebuild productive country
● (19:00) Managing for variability and climate extremes
Resource links
https://www.dpird.nsw.gov.au/dpi/about-us/research-and-development/projects/soil-and-water-research/rangelands-living-skin
The Pastoral Poddy is proudly brought to you by Western Local Land Services in partnership with the New South Wales Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement program.
This episode was mixed and produced by Grow Love Project.
