SA to play key role in national soil monitoring program
Text by Hellena Snelling from Indaily website, 15 Dec 2025
3000 sites are set to be samples in a national soil monitoring program led by CSIRO over the next three years.
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board will lead the project delivery on behalf of seven regions across South Australia, with the project’s goal to build a nationally consistent picture of soil health and long-term trends.
Data collected through the program will be publicly accessible via the Australian National Soil Information System, enabling farmers, land managers, policymakers, and researchers to benefit from the findings.
Project lead Ehsan Sayad of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board said maintaining healthy soils was “critical to productivity”.
“If we can better understand the nature of our soils and their vulnerability, we can better manage our environment. For example, we can improve our resilience to natural disasters and improve the efficient use of water,” Sayad said.