Course on the measurement of soil physical properties in the field: Soil moisture, hydraulic conductivity, strength, electrical conductivity and temperature. The soils at the site were identified as Brown Vertosols or Dermosols Australian Soil Classification System, which are typical of the deep, loamy, alluvial profiles that have formed on the Namoi floodplains. The purpose of the study was to have an indepth understanding of management options when considering such things as irrigation scheduling, tillage strategies, salinity threat and traffic management at this particular site. The way this was carried out was to test a variety of features such as hydraulic properties, soil strength, thermal and electrical conductivities. Many of the entities were tested with a variety of different methods and equipment, which were also evaluated for their precision, practicality and any other perameters which may be need to taken into consideration for management regimes.

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