Improving Soil Health and Pasture Production with Dung Beetles

This project with work with the Landcare grazing community to improve soil structure,
fertility, subsoil carbon levels and pasture production. This will be achieved by monitoring
existing dung beetles populations within pastures and introducing new appropriate species, under the advice of a contracted soil ecologist, with the goal achieving self perpetuating
dung beetle populations across all seasons. Whian Whian Landcare will manage this project on behalf of the broader NSW Northern Rivers Landcare community. The project will directly increase the knowledge and capacity of 15 graziers to improve the quality of pasture condition and therefore improve the sustainability of their agricultural practices.