The aims of catchment groups
Catchment groups help promote good on-farm practices, sustainable land management, and encourage positive environmental outcomes. They:
- enable farmers to share knowledge and learn from each other
- showcase innovation and success
- help farmers to access expertise, up-to-date research and tools
- improve opportunities that support on-farm decision-making
- provide farmers with information about regulations, or other funding opportunities that could boost their projects.
How catchment groups help farmers
Catchment groups led by farmers and other members of rural communities are doing significant work to sustainably achieve common goals, improve practices, and share information.
Our investment in catchment groups is supporting thousands of farmers on the ground. The groups are assisting farmers to:
- develop farm plans to understand environmental challenges and opportunities on their property
- improve community resilience and wellbeing
- improve financial management
- understand farm and community biodiversity
- improve farm utilisation and diversification
- produce nutrient budgets
- manage agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
- understand environmental regulations
- monitor macroinvertebrates and stream health
- improve the health of their soils
- undertake riparian plantings and wetland restoration
- host workshops on wellbeing initiatives and understanding community values, and
- conduct studies on fodder crop cultivation for winter grazing.
Milestone for catchment group support: case study [PDF, 1.3 MB]
