"Soil is now recognised as an issue of national significance," Eli Court from Soils for Life told the Soil Stewardship Summit at a property near Yass in southern NSW on Tuesday.
Mr Court says the summit is about sharing the learnings of regenerative agriculture.
"I think regenerative agriculture is absolutely moving from the fringes to at least mainstream awareness," Mr Court told AAP.
"There's alot more farmers who are now really curious about what they might be able to do to build and improve their soil and landscape health."
"Regenerative agriculture is all about working with rather than against nature in farming systems.
"It means finding practices that will keep improving the soil and the land so that we can reduce reliance on inputs that are costly and damaging to the soil."
Dozens of farmers have gathered for the two-day summit to talk about how they implement healthy soil practices.
The conference was told that some of the producers had adapted to regenerative agriculture practices after hitting a tipping point.
Tasmanian farmer Sam Trethewey said he had built a regenerative supply chain after having a penny drop moment prompting him "to get out of mother nature's way and let the farm do its thing".
Stuart Austin from the Wilmot Cattle Company told the audience that he had noticed a shift in interest in regenerative agriculture among producers.
"There's this growing momentum of people coming towards a different way of thinking of their own volition, which is really exciting to see," he said.
Obstacles facing croppers looking to build soil health is also in focus at the summit.
Dozens of farmers have gathered for a two-day soils summit with a focus on regenerative farming.
Queensland seed producer Russell Young travelled from Dalby on the Western Downs.
"We're gonna play with the things that will allow us to still maintain profitability," he told the conference.
The third generation farmer has been using regenerative agricultural practices across his 850-hectare property since 2018, and said his input costs had dropped 10 per cent.
He wants to share with other producers how easy it can be to use some regenerative practices, but warns it's not quick.
"You've just got to believe in the process, it will take time, you don't turn around 70 years of bad behaviour within five minutes," he said.
"You've got to be sensible about the changes you make ... there's no point in making silly decisions and going broke."
Regenerative beef farmer Martin Royds has been applying regenerative practices at his Braidwood farm in southern NSW for 25 years.
His area has been in drought since the end of July, but Mr Royd said he was doing better than others there thanks to a more holistic approach.
He hasn't had to start feeding his cattle, unlike some of his neighbours.
"I've got water in my systems thanks to natural sequence farming practices," Mr Royd told AAP.
"My costs are less and my production per 100 millimetres of rain is more."
This AAP article was made possible with the support of Soils for Life.
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