WESTERN AUSTRALIA Grainbelt Crisis Report — Seeding Season 2026
Western Australia’s 2026 seeding season is being shaped by a severe mouse plague across the grainbelt, ongoing fertiliser supply disruption, and fuel constraints affecting farm operations. These combined pressures are increasing the risk of poor crop establishment and input inefficiency, highlighting the importance of soil performance in retaining nutrients, buffering moisture, and supporting reliable crop emergence.
Rising Fertiliser Costs Are Changing Farming: Why Soil Performance Systems Are Now Essential
Rising fertiliser costs and supply shortages are accelerating demand for soil performance systems that improve fertiliser efficiency, silicon cycling and crop resilience. Diatomaceous earth and attapulgite clay support soil structure, nutrient retention and plant available silicon in Australian farming systems.