Taroom Shire Landcare Group Inc has, for many years, supported the improvement of soil health.  A range of initiatives have been supported, including dung beetles, deep ripping, strip blade ploughing and more recently the application of biological inoculants.  The information provided here is for general interest only.  We strongly recommend individual advice before undertaking any of the renovation techniques outlined both here and elsewhere in the site.

We are currently upgrading our website and expect to have some pages or links unavailable over the next few weeks. 

If you have a problem please contact the office on 0746274481 or Fax: 0746274336.

• Dr Arden Andersen - Soil Management Workshop 8-10 March in Bundaberg
• Funding for Soil health initiatives  approved - June 2006
• Equipment Available for Soil Monitoring
• Home made soil improvers - how good are they?

Funded through the National Landcare Program - Natural Resource Innovation Grant.

• Project Overview
• Photographs of equipment and methods used to apply treatments
• Mundubbera Farm walk - a practical look at a Biodynamic property 2005 (11 A4 pages) DOC [2.6MB]
• Sample collection sheet
• Composting in Taroom Shire (Media Release)
• Overview of soil health findings - general brochure
• Final Report DOC [743kb]

• Monitoring Services Available
• Calculate Past crop performance
• Estimating available fallow moisture

Research and Development

• Southern Cross University - Laboratory
• Soil Foodweb Institute Australia- The lab testing the life in 'our' soils
• Soil Matters (CSIRO - Farmscape)

External Links

• Tuckombil Landcare (NSW)-Practical, DIY soil health card
• Microbe Zoo- Dirtland- digital learning centre for microbiology