The purpose of the travel was to attend the 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil

Science Conference in Hobart, Tasmania from the 2-7 December 2012 to present the

results of CRDC research project titled " Organochlorine Pesticides in irrigated

Vertosols". As co-author, my research paper was presented at the

conference that containing research work using chloride mass balance models to

estimate deep drainage under irrigated Vertosols.

Professor Robert White (Emeritus Professor of Soil Science – Melbourne School of Land

and Environment), an invited speaker delivered an excellent review of the 20 papers

presented at the conference under the subject matter “Soil Carbon and Climate Change

(Chemistry/Biology).The presentation by Professor White highlighted the need for the cotton industry to ensure they are researching soil organic carbon accurately and correctly. The correct

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method of sampling and analysing for SOC is critical if we want to accurately evaluate farming systems and there affects on increasing/decreasing soil C stocks.