Smart Soils hits the heights
8 April 2025
In late March 2025, Soil Science Australia (SSA) led the Smart soils Community of Practice (CoP) on a trip to the top of Australia. Starting
The Smart Soils website is designed as a one stop shop for farmers, consultants, agronomists and soil professionals.
It provides access to local help and expertise in soils including the Regional Soil Coordinators and soil resources to help manage your soil.
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Healthy soils are fundamentally linked to strong regional communities through their connections to agriculture and the environment.
Soil underpins our agricultural production, directly contributing approximately $63 billion AUD per year to Australia’s economy (Jackson et al. 2018) and worth nearly $6 billion through agricultural production alone.
Healthy, well managed soils improve productivity and soil resilience, which reduces reliance on inputs. While soil degradation results in large direct costs, indirect costs, and lost opportunity to improve the future of soils in Australia.
We have the opportunity to improve soil health, by strengthening soil knowledge and capability. This is the key focus of this Smart Soils website and one of the main goals of the National Soil Strategy.
The National Soil Strategy aims to make sure our soils are valued, managed sustainably and improved so that they continue to contribute to agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability, and economic growth.
In late March 2025, Soil Science Australia (SSA) led the Smart soils Community of Practice (CoP) on a trip to the top of Australia. Starting
As many of our members and others involved in soil are aware, there is a dearth of technical expertise in soils today—especially in the agricultural sector
The biennial National Soils Conference is a highlight for many soil scientists. These events are a great opportunity for like-minded soil enthusiasts to come together
Soil Science Australia is the national soil science body under the National Soil Strategy and a not-for-profit professional incorporated association for soil scientists and people interested in the responsible management of Australia’s soil resources.
The Smart Soils website is supported by the Australian Government’s Smart Farms Small Grants Program.
The development of the Smart Soils website has been funded by as part of the National Soil Strategy, Interim Action Plan: Enhancing Soil Education and Expertise. Learn more about the Enhancing Soil Education and Expertise program. This project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as part of the National Soil Strategy.
Soil Science Australia is the national soil science body and a not-for-profit professional incorporated association for soil scientists and people interested in the responsible management of Australia’s soil resources.