Campbell, Andrew

This paper examines the contribution of property management planning to improving the sustainability of Australian agriculture. Particular attention is paid to the Potter Farmland Plan Project, one of the most significant initiatives in the evolution of property planning in Australia. In this project fifteen farms were established as demonstrations of a farmer-based planning process in which ecological principles were integrated into farm design, layout and management.

This paper reviews changes occurring in agricultural extension and research in Australia drawing on examples of several innovative programs, including land literacy. These initiatives are expanding the range and nature of stakeholder participation and in doing so making the distinction between extension and research redundant.