Soil is the forgotten fundamental building block of agriculture. Our soils govern the entire growth process from seedbed preparation, germination, root growth, nutrient utilization, plant growth, yield and quality.
Any development in agriculture should have an inventory of soil and land resources to provide data for:
- Assessing crop suitability
- Assessing soil limitations, suitability and amelioration
- Assessing salinity and sodicity
- Designing the best irrigation system
- Improving water use efficiency
Price Merrett Consulting Offers
- Professional Service
PMC staff are professionally qualified and trained surveyors, engineers and irrigation designers.
- Experience
PMC has provided quality service to the water and irrigation industry throughout South Eastern Australia for over 23 years
- Accreditation
PMC staff hold appropriate certification and accreditation
- Independence
PMC is not aligned with any contractors, suppliers or product line
- Technical Innovation
PMC continually invests in latest technology, hardware and software
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There is much general soil information available. However, most of this information is on a regional scale which means there is insufficient data for farm scale planning and management.
Types of Soil Surveying
General Purpose Surveys - Land suitability and capability.
- Combinations of open pits, undisturbed cores and Electro Magnetic surveys are all useful techniques for rapid broad acre surveys.
Special Purpose Surveys - Provide very detailed soil descriptions including:
- Soil Types and Characteristics
- Limitations
- Suitability
- Amelioration
- Irrigation Management units
- Drainage requirements
Engineering Investigations - Special purposes
- Slaking and dispersion
- Plasticity index
- Shrinkage
- Permeability
- Unified soil classification
Rice Soil Assessments - Accredited for assessing soil suitability for rice growing. Reg. No: SA009028
Storage Assessments - Special purposes
- Re-use systems
- Effluent ponds
- Storage dams
The Price Merrett Consulting Field Testing Rig can provide test bores to 6 metres, undisturbed cores to 1.5 metres, and soil moisture infiltration rate analysis, for cost effective surveying and sampling.
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