Dung beetles dig in to rejuvenate Queensland grazier’s drought-ravaged land

After introducing thousands of dung beetles to her property, a Queensland grazier is seeing incredible results.

Adma Sargood introduced the beetles, originally from Africa, to her property between Charleville and Morven in November.

When the beetles burrow into the cow dung on the land, they also dig down into the soil and bury the dung, which helps aerate and fertilise the soil.

Good rain and busy beetles have seen the paddocks in the drought-affected South West region…