Cattle, crocs and now crops: boosting NT’s emerging industry

2 Oct 2025
Tractor
The delving implement in action bringing the clay to the surface. 

Researchers from The University of Queensland are digging deep to improve soil health in the Northern Territory and demonstrate the potential of an emerging crop industry.

Lead researcher Associate Professor Yash Dang from UQ’s School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability said the presence of clay beneath the region’s infertile, dry and sandy surface presented an opportunity for farmers.

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