This project will help graziers in the Northern Tablelands area build their ability to manage soil health, grazing landscapes and grazing enterprise through structured learning and skills building in a social setting through the Reboot Your Grazing Program delivered by Soil Land Food https://soillandfood.com.au/

Soil Land Food is an independent consultancy specialising in capacity building, training, consulting and extension for farmers, graziers and rural communities. We cover soils, regenerative and organic farming systems, composting, rural landscapes, food systems and rural change.

Kristy Youman is Soil Land Foods Farming Systems Extension Specialist. Kristy has over 10 years of experience in the environmental science and agricultural field working in a wide variety of roles across Australia for government, non-profit and private organisations. Kristy conducts a number of the soil and grazing extension projects for Soil Land Food. She has previously worked in extension and research with a range of agencies, community groups and landholders. Prior to that she traveled and worked around Australia on pastoral properties. She runs a mixed farming property with her partner at Guyra on the New England.

Workshop 2 - Managing soil health with Kristy Youman from Soil Land Food

- The benefits of soil health for a grazing enterprise

- Measuring soil health in the field

- Assessing soil health with a soil test

- Managing soil constraints - the tools in the toolbox for grazing systems

- Grazing and soil health - exploring the link