Tasmania’s best soil judges are about to put their skills to the test in an international competition.
The two teams of University of Tasmania Agricultural Science students have been selected to take on Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific’s best at the Moana Oceania Soil Judging Competition in Rotorua in New Zealand, starting on Thursday.
Earlier this year, the students competed in the Tasmanian Soil Judging Competition for the opportunity to join the state soil judging team. The competition was held at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s (TIA) University Farm at Cambridge.
The soil judging competition aims to improve participants understanding of soil. With soil health deteriorating around the world, it is vital to equip the next generation of soil scientists.
TIA Associate Professor in soil science, Dr Richard Doyle, said soil judging is an important field assessment skill that is highly sought after by employers.
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