Unlock the potential of sandy soils
2 June 2026
by Felicity Harrop Soil CRC Adoption Manager Sandy soils cover vast areas of Australia’s agricultural land, the Australian Soil Classification has an entire classification for
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.
by Felicity Harrop Soil CRC Adoption Manager Sandy soils cover vast areas of Australia’s agricultural land, the Australian Soil Classification has an entire classification for
Unpacking compaction in clay soils. Each month we review a resource from the Smart Soils Resource Library. This month’s resource is brought to you by Smart Soils Community of Practice
This Podcast Really Digs into the Big ASS Questions Each month we will be reviewing a resource from the Smart Soils Resource Library. This month’s
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The Smart Soils project, managed by Soil Science Australia, includes the Smart Soils Community of Practice and the Smart Soils Resource Library.
The project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.
