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Sharing Information Benefits The Meat Industry, Michael Paton
Sharing Information Benefits The Meat Industry, Michael Paton
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Cronic health problems of livestock, seldom detected on farms, reduce the efficiency of abattoirs and returns to producers. But a major project providing information to producers from abattoirs is indicating how everyone could benefit from feedback.
Alternative Land Uses, D A. Morrison, B. C. Mattinson
Alternative Land Uses, D A. Morrison, B. C. Mattinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
One aproach to minimise the high nutrient content and associated algal pollution of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system is to reduce phosphorus losses at their source. Farmers can do this by changing land use is such a way thar phosphorus run-off fromthe catchment soils into drainage is prevented or at least reduced.
The department of Agriculture is investigating the economics of alternative uses, particularly substituting forestry with Pinus pinaster or Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum) for present beef and sheep enterprises. P. pinaster is used for logging and E. globulus for pulping.
The Banana Industry At Carnarvon, John Roger Burt
The Banana Industry At Carnarvon, John Roger Burt
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In viewing the semi-arid conditions of the West Gascoyne, visitors are surprised to see a thriving banana industry at the mouth of the Gascoyne River, 930 kilometres north of Perth. The natural vegetation in the plantation area consists mainly of stunted gums, low acacia scrub and salt bush.
Despite the adverse climatic conditions, the average yields of Carnarvon bananas are double those of banana areas in other states.
Private Irrigation Systems : Do They Pay?, G D. Oliver
Private Irrigation Systems : Do They Pay?, G D. Oliver
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, with 71,000 acres under irrigation, can hardly claim to have an important irrigation farming industry.
However, irrigation is daily growing in importance, especially through private schemes. These account for almost half the present irrigated area.