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Limestone Coast producers are invited to explore the potential benefits of worm farming and biological soil inputs through a new two-year demonstration project, Vermiculture System to Improve Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling.
The project will investigate how vermi-liquid, produced through an on-farm vermiculture system, can improve soil biology, soil structure, nutrient availability and water infiltration in pasture system.
Demonstration paddocks will compare four treatments:
- control (no fertiliser or amendments)
- standard NPKS fertiliser (16:3:16:14) at 200kg/ha
- vermi-liquid at 15L/ha
- vermi-liquid at 15L/ha combined with NPKS fertiliser at 100kg/ha.
The project aims to determine whether vermiculture products can enhance soil health and nutrient cycling, potentially reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers while offering a practical and scalable soil management option for Limestone Coast farming businesses.
Edel Stoner, Sustainable Landscapes Project Coordinator with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board said, ‘Projects such as this one are so important to show how practical, nature-based solutions can improve soil health and build more resilient farming systems in our region.’
‘Healthy soils are the foundation of any farming system. This project will highlight how valuable this low impact organic resource can be in improving soil biology and reducing reliance on synthetic inputs.' she said.
To launch the project, producers, agronomists and industry stakeholders are invited to attend a field day that coincides with the first application of the trial treatments.
Workshop Details
📅 Date: 3 September 2026
🕒 Time: 11 am – 1 pm
📍 Location: 237 Kingsley Rd, Allendale East 5291
This Vermiculture System to Improve Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling in the Limestone Coast project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program and delivered for the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel by Liam Neil Kemp.
