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Project

Sustainable Farms Sustainable Futures

  • This project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
  • 2028
  • Current
dung beetles Hunting for Dung Beetles in Swifts Creek 3.12.2019 (1)

Research Question

This project is aimed at enhancing agricultural sustainability, improving resilience to climate variability and extreme weather, and promoting sustainable land management practices in the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority (CMA) region.

Research Information & Objectives

Enhance Drought Resilience and build climate change adaptation, protect and conserve natural capital and biodiversity, enhance farmer knowledge and skills

and promote sustainable agriculture practices.

What we have achieved so far...

Events

25 Jun 2025 - Soils – Sustainable, Productive & Profitable

21 Oct 2025 - Maroona – Digging Deep: The benefits of dung beetles in Agriculture

22 Oct 2026 - Hamilton – Digging Deep: The benefits of dung beetles in Agriculture

Resources

How to establish a dung beetle nursery

Will my pasture recover from fire?

Upcoming Events

18 Mar 2026 - SFS Results Focus, Lilia Jenkins CESAR presentation Friends in the Field

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