Dung beetles research

Mike Foley
Updated April 26 2018 - 2:31pm, first published May 19 2017 - 11:00am
More than $9 million in funding is available for new research to extend the benefits of dung beetles. More work is needed to establish species adapted to colder climates and sheep dung.
More than $9 million in funding is available for new research to extend the benefits of dung beetles. More work is needed to establish species adapted to colder climates and sheep dung.

Excrement consumption might not seem the most obvious choice for federal government funding. 

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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