Saving Our Soils During Drought demonstrates and educates farmers about the use of stock management areas as a drought resilience strategy.
This practice aims to improve drought resilience by maintaining groundcover across rested paddocks, so recovery from drought is quicker.
The project includes:
- Practical, hands-on training, case studies.
- 20 field visits across six demonstration sites.
- 20 workshops, expert modelling and follow up support.
- At least 400 farmers in Southern NSW.
Lead: Local Land Services
Collaborating partners: Holbrook Landcare, FarmLink, CWFS, Riverine Plains, Peter Walker – Soils Knowledge Network, Irrigated Cropping Council
Funder: The Future Drought Fund's Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Program
Outputs
Final report - Saving Our Soils - Groundcover trigger points for pasture resilience during drought