Soil and groundcover

Soil is one of your land's most important resources, and unfortunately lost when bare ground meets wind and rain.

Having a better understanding of your soil, how healthy it is and how to protect it will help you reach your land management vision earlier.

• Rural Living Handbook
• Many benefits to ongoing soil testing
• DIY Field Soil Tests
• Tips to minimise erosion and retain topsoil
• Maintaining groundcover to reduce erosion and sustain production (NSW DPI)
• Pasture establishment and management (NSW DPI)
• Dung Beetles

Other resources

Dung beetles - Ecosystems Engineers