Projects

Led by Professor Mark Morrison (Charles Sturt University), this project developed a user manual for selecting, adapting and where necessary, creating and implementing market-based instruments. Find out more.

Led by Professor Mark Morrison (Charles Sturt University), the goal of this project was to understand how soil management practices influence property prices, so farmers can better understand the pay-off from investments in improving soil management. Find out more.

Led by Professor Mark Morrison (Charles Sturt University), this project developed and trialled a range of different communication materials to educate and promote soil stewardship to consumers. The goal was to determine whether consumers are willing to pay more for food that has been produced using good soil stewardship practices. Find out more.

Rewarding farmers for good soil stewardship requires financial markets that are willing and able to invest in soil management. Unlocking this investment in soils is the focus of the ‘Rewarding soil stewardship’ project led by Dr Nicholas Pawsey from Charles Sturt University. Find out more.

Led by Professor Mark Morrison (Charles Sturt University), this project is investigating the potential for certification or verification schemes to help develop markets for rewarding good soil stewardship practices. Find out more.

Professor Mark Morrison and his research team are building on previous Soil CRC research by examining and summarising the market mechanisms and opportunities to capture and distribute financial returns from soil stewardship. Find out more.

Led by Professor Catherine Allan (Charles Sturt University), this project delivered a comprehensive review of the range, availability and suitability of existing decision support systems relevant to soil management. The objective was to indicate the scope for the Soil CRC to use existing farmer decision support interfaces for the uptake and use of research outputs. Find out more.

Led by Associate Professor Vaughan Higgins (University of Tasmania), this project set out to understand why farmers do not adopt soil management improvement programs. It investigated whether current strategies and techniques for adoption are working. Find out more.

Led by Dr Nicholas Pawsey (Charles Sturt University), this project investigated how farmers who manage their soil well can be financially rewarded. It took a multi-disciplinary approach, involving soil researchers, farmer groups and the finance industry. Find out more.

Led by Dr Hanabeth Luke, this project initiated the process of surveying a range of land managers to better understand their current practices, the influences on their decision-making, and how they believe they will be farming in the future. Find out more.