These non-conventional strategies include:

• Diverse legume rotations (to increase organic carbon, nitrogen and other soil elements).
• Early-sowing of slower-maturing crops (to increase water holding capacity).
• Measuring residual nitrogen (to prevent excess application, increasing profitability & decreasing runoff into waterways).

The project involves 12 demonstration sites across Southern NSW and North Eastern Victoria. There are a range of soil types, environments and land uses spanning 18 million hectares.

Each site will host an annual field day to showcase the practices to around 3,300 farmers.

The project outcomes will be available as 12 case studies. These will be sent to 10,000+ community and agribusiness professionals.

Funder: The Future Drought Fund's Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Program

Lead: Riverine Plains

Collaborating partners: CWFS, FarmLink, NSWDPI, Southern Growers, CSIRO, GRDC