No matter what crop you grow, or livestock you run, the soil beneath your boots is the foundation of your farm's productivity, profitability, and long-term sustainability. And while soil has always been a cornerstone for grain growers, there's never been a consistent way to define, measure, monitor, or report on soil health in Australia. That's why GRDC has invested in the development of a national Soil Health Framework to close this gap and give growers the tools they need to manage soil more effectively. The work is being led by CSIRO in collaboration with a network of research partners. To find out more, this podcast features project lead, CSIRO's Dr Mark Farrell, Dr Stirling Roberton, who is a research scientist, also at CSIRO, and from the University of Western Australia, Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott.   Contacts: Dr Mark Farrell  Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO  Mark.farrell@csiro.au   Dr Stirling Roberton  Research Scientist, CSIRO  Stirling.Roberton@csiro.au    Lynette Abbott  Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia  lynette.abbott@uwa.edu.au    More Information: National Blueprint to standardise soil health across Australian agriculture Development of a soil health framework for Australian agricultural production systems Project Investment Code: CSP2504-015RTX  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices