Last month 60 tonnes of finished compost were delivered to Goulburn’s two on-farm trial sites at Narranbulla near Marulan and Strathmere at Yarra (pictured above). Last year these two properties were selected from over 20 farms who expressed an interest in participating in the trials.
The trials involve farmers setting aside approximately 12 ha (30 acres) of land. Divided into three plots, one will be left unfertilised, one treated with super phosphate and the other with Goulburn’s City to Soil compost. Stock movements through these paddocks will be monitored over the next 12 months to determine changes in the DSE (dry sheep equivalent) of each treatment. Additionally, a small area has been fenced off on each site to undertake randomised plot trials. These will assess the effect of City to Soil compost on fodder yields and soil health.
In April an audit of the City to Soil bins showed contamination levels of 0.2%. This is an outstanding result and the Goulburn community should be really proud of that effort. The main source of contamination in the City to Soil bin is plastic bags. These can not be composted and need to be removed by hand, which adds to the cost of doing the composting.
Currently the City to Soil collection is diverting over 100 tonnes of organic waste from the landfill each month. How cool is that?
And how cool is this truck thingy?
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