Soil Conservation Commissioner Graeme Robertson suggests that the current trend towards continuous cropping must be carefully watched. Dr Robertson states that failure to properly manage soil structure resulted in a reduction in the amount and size of water stable aggregates, this produced a soil that required more power for cultivation, was more erodible by wind and water, had a lower water holding capacity and as a consequence produced lower yields. PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide a public view of this newspaper article as the copyright is held by the publisher of Western Farmer and Grazier. If you would like to obtain a copy of this newspaper article for research purposes, please ‘request a copy'. This article is part of t...