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Extension made easier : a workshop presenting two planning frameworks for better extension outcomes
Colin Holt and Jenny Crisp
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Developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) for Viticulture
Catherine Nind
This guidebook outlines one approach that may be used to develop an Environmental Management System (EMS) for a vineyard. The system described in this guidebook facilitates a continual improvement in environmental management and can be used to demonstrate a commitment to responsible land management. The ... Read more
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Guidelines for management of farmland adjacent to the Busselton wetlands
William Oldfield, Department of Conservation and Land Management, and Department of Planning and Infrastructure
The Busselton Wetlands are a chain of wetlands that lie parallel with the coastline of Geographe Bay, Western Australia and in close proximity to the town of Busselton. The main issues for the maintenance of quality of the wetlands are nutrient levels and habitat value. ... Read more
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Pasture condition guides for the Pilbara
A L. Payne and A A. Mitchell
These pasture condition guides are relevant to about 192 000 square kilometres of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The rangeland of the Pilbara can be separated into 12 very broad pasture types. The ‘pasture type’ is not strictly a botanical classification because, in determining ... Read more
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Soil survey of Magenta catchment - Taidia Road, Jerramungup
Henry Smolinski
This report identifies the major soil types within the Lake Magenta Catchment and provides soil physical and chemical data relevant to catchment hydrology and land use. The catchment contains part of the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve and four adjoining farms that together have a total ... Read more
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National and regional assessments of crop yield trends and relative production efficiency : Theme 5.1. Land use change, productivity and diversification
David Stephens
National and regional assessment in Australia of relative production (yield) efficiency for wheat and other cereals providing estimates of biological production potential based on seasonal climatic conditions, compared with actual production values for selected historical dates between 1982 and 2000.
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Management strategies for nutrient and sediment loss in the Ellen Boook catchment
Current levels of pollutants in the runoff entering the Swan River need to be reduced. Landholders in the Ellen Brook catchment can make a significant contribution to this goal. Not only will the Swan River system be better off but landholders can also benefit from ... Read more
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Sustainable land management in the Ellen Brook Catchment
Kylie Banfield
The Ellen Brook Catchment is a key catchment in the overall health of the Swan-Canning estuarine system. It has been identified as a major source of nutrients entering the estuary, exporting an average of approximately 77 t of nitrogen and 26 t of phosphorus per ... Read more
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Potential NRM structures for Western Australia
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
A discussion paper to scope and present options for regional Natural Resources Management (NRM) structures suited to Western Australia’s South West agricultural division.
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Management of soil organic matter and gypsum for sustainable production in the Carnarvon horticultural district of Western Australia
R.S.B. Greene, A.J. Lin, and D. C. Parr
Soil quality is critically important for the long-term production of high quality and high yielding fruit and vegetable crops in the Carnarvon horticultural district of Western Australia. A stable soil structure is essential for good soil quality.
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Vegetation health analysis (Peel-Harvey coastal plain catchment) : an impact study on the use of alkaloam (bauxite residue) as a soil amendment on agricultural land
Garry Heady and Chris Ferreira
In 1997, a program was established to monitor the long term, (a minimum of 10 years), impacts on remnant native vegetation, of Alkaloam bauxite residue used as a soil amendment on adjacent agricultural land Data collection is to be repeated on an annual basis for ... Read more
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Soilguide (Soil guide) : a handbook for understanding and managing agricultural soils
Geoff Allan Moore
This handbook integrates the current knowledge of soils in south-western Australia in a user-friendly form. It describes how to assess which soil properties influence production and land degradation in the agricultural area and summarises management options to remedy or minimise soil limitations. The potential for ... Read more
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Economic impacts of salinity on townsite infrastructure
Rural Towns Management Committee, Department of Agriculture.
The study looked at six case study towns: Katanning, Brookton, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Merriden and Morawa. Recommendations are mde for each town to manage salinity issues.
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South west hydrological information package : understanding and managing hydrological issues on agricultural land in the south west of Western Australia
Peter J. Tille, T W. Mathwin, and Richard J. George Dr
This manual reviews current knowledge of the hydrological issues that affect, or are affected by, agriculture in the catchments of the south west of Western Australia.
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Soil factors influencing eutrophication. In Soilguide. A handbook for understanding and managing agricultural soils. (ed. Geoff Moore)
David Weaver and Robert Summers
Eutrophication is essentially the nutrient enrichment of waterways leading to algal growth. It must be controlled to maintain sustainable agricultural systems and the main mechanisms of control are stabilising catchment processes and reducing nutrient output.
Eutrophication can be defined as 'the nutrient enrichment of waters ... Read more
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Community support for natural resource management
This report reviews the status, role and impact of Community Support Officers (CSOs) in Western Australia. The term CSO represents a range of community-based natural resource management (NRM) support including Community Landcare Coordinators (CLCs), Bushcare and Rivercare officers. As part of this review, the future ... Read more
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Deep drainage in south-west Western Australia - Making it work, not proving it wrong
In August 1999 the Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries established the Deep Drainage Taskforce to develop a protocol that: Coordinates deep drainage (including underground pumping of saline water and relief-wells) practices within catchment areas to maximise the benefits in treating salinity and waterlogging whilst ... Read more
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Eucalypt woodlands - A guide to management
This guide was mainly developed using information gathered from studies in Salmon gum (E. salmonophloia) woodlands. However, the principles in this guide can be broadly applied as it considers the general ecological processes that occur within most woodlands. If your goal is to restore a ... Read more
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New beef zone - An analysis of the potential for beef and cattle industry expansion in the Western Australian wheatbelt
Salinity and acid land management will result in increased Wheatbelt areas of pasture, leading to increased livestock production; A potential increase in cattle numbers of 384 000, from the present 229 000 head is forecast; Currently, cropping enterprises are more profitable than livestock enterprises, beef ... Read more
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Pasture growth rates on farms in the south of Western Australia
One of the key differences between the extensive and intensive animal industries is the facility inthe intensive industries to know with a high degree of precision the amount of feed available to the animals at any one time and the quality of that feed. This ... Read more
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Progress Rural Western Australia 2000 Conference proceedings, 18 and 19 August 2000, Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, Western Australia.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia and Progress Rural Western Australia.
Conference Aims and Objectives
Aim
To assist in the creation of an excellent life for people in rural. WA
Objectives
- To provide an opportunity for people from right across rural Western Australia to share ideas, learn from each other, energise and develop new skills ... Read more
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Catchment Water Management: Guidelines for those considering drainage for waterlogging and salinity management
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; Water and Rivers Commission; and State Salinity Council
Landholder groups and government agencies are continuing to develop "best drainage practice" guidelines and these will increase our knowledge of drainage, and deep drainage in particular, as a management tool. The brochure does not provide all the answers, but is intended to provide some basic ... Read more
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Economics of oil mallees : report
Allan Herbert
Economic assessment of the profitability of oil mallees for a range of sites in Western Australia where farmers might invest on their own land.
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Identifying areas of agricultural significance
Ian Kininmonth
The protection of productive agricultural land and the avoidance of land use conflicts in rural areas are important objectives of the Western Australian Government. They are reflected in the State Planning Strategy, Agriculture Western Australia’s strategic plan, ‘Focus on the Future’ and draft Statement of ... Read more
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Increasing Rural Women's Involvement in Government Decision Making
Teresa Maiolo
The purpose of this report was to identify why rural women’s involvement in government decision-making is of a low level despite the concerted government action, and to furthermore provide solutions to inform action. The strength of the research presented is that all information is firmly ... Read more
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