About Landcare Agriculture 

The Landcare Agriculture Program (Landcare Ag) serves as a trusted and vital bridge between the agricultural and environmental sectors, facilitating collaboration for mutual benefit.

Operating with primary producers on-ground, it ensures that both agricultural and environmental outcomes are effectively integrated and optimised. This program exemplifies the practical synergy between agriculture and environmental stewardship, driving tangible results that advance nature positive practices and outcomes on-ground. 

Landcare Ag has been developed with industry and stakeholder input to deliver an effective response to key agriculture sector needs. Landcare Australia has structured the Program to ensure that the outcomes of our work will be complementary to future activities planned to support new market opportunities.  

Program Objectives 

Landcare Ag aims to enhance the sustainability and resilience of Australian agriculture, by increasing primary producer and land manager literacy of natural capital and sustainable land management practices.  

It will achieve this by providing independent, scientifically robust information and resources to support validation of practical, on-ground, climate-smart land management practices.  

By fostering collaboration between primary producers, industry experts, government agencies, extension organisations, Landcare, First Nations, and corporate stakeholders, the program will support adoption of environmentally sustainable practices while optimising agricultural productivity. 

Agri-Business Assessment and Planning 

• Provide accurate data, information and support for adoption of sustainable land management practices, including practical approaches for managing natural capital, integrated into an overall agri-business plan. 
• Develop data driven property plans, outlining strategies for improved soil, water and biodiversity management. 
• Provide primary producers and land managers with access to expert agronomists, ecologists, and soil scientists, including First Nations knowledge holders, to facilitate increased natural capital literacy, and knowledge about sustainable agricultural practices that supports informed decision-making.
  Supporting stronger linkages between improved management of natural capital and sustainable agricultural practices. 

Capacity Building and Training 

• Provide workshops, technical assistance and training in key topics of sustainable agriculture, including improved management of natural capital and First Nations perspectives on land stewardship. 

Knowledge Sharing and Outreach 

• Promote the adoption of sustainable farming practices through targeted campaigns, training, producer demonstration sites and Landcare Australia’s well-established network of stakeholders. 
• Facilitate cross-cultural knowledge sharing and reciprocal learning opportunities between First Nations and non-Indigenous producers, fostering mutual respect, understanding, and increasing sector collaboration.    
• Collaborate with industry associations, research institutions and government agencies to disseminate findings and practical insights to a broader audience, emphasising the importance of integrating First Nations knowledge systems into sustainable agriculture strategies. 

For more information on the Landcare Agriculture Program contact Landcare Agriculture Manager
Angela Hammond at [email protected]

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For information about the Landcare Farming projects please visit:

• The Natural Capital Accounting Benchmarking Project
• The Landcare Agriculture Carbon Benchmarking Project
• The Landcare Agriculture Innovations in Agriculture Series
• The Landcare Agriculture Webinar Series