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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Research : Co-Operation Is The New Style, John Hamblin, Ian Maling
Research : Co-Operation Is The New Style, John Hamblin, Ian Maling
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Co-operative Research Centres, or CRCs as they are known, are a new trend in agricultural research. Instead of organisations such as Departments of Agriculture or universities pursuing their own individual research projects, sometimes in competition or covering similar fields, the idea is to combine talents and expertise. CRCs were a Federal Government initiative launched in 1990, and the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture was the first involving agriculture in Western Australia.
Using Saltland In Pakistan : An Australian Connection, Ed Barrett-Lennard, Riaz Qureshi
Using Saltland In Pakistan : An Australian Connection, Ed Barrett-Lennard, Riaz Qureshi
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Pakistan and Australia have a common enemy in salt. In each country millions of hectares of previously productive land have been affected by salt (or have the potential to become saline) because of inappropriate agricultural development. Since 1989 the Western Australian Department of Agriculture has participated in a research project in Pakistan which involves revegetation of salt land using Australian shrubs. Early results are very promising.
100 Years : The Journal Of Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia
100 Years : The Journal Of Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The Journal of the Bureau of Agriculture made its debut on 3 April 1894 and over the intervening century has been published in a variety of styles, reflecting the fashions of the day ,and personal preferences of individual editors .
A brief history of the 'Journal of Agriculture'. WA
100 Years Of Advancing Agriculture, Peter Watt
100 Years Of Advancing Agriculture, Peter Watt
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
As the Department of Agriculture's centenary year draws to a close, we look back at the pioneering agriculture of 100 years ago and those things that shaped our forerunner, the fledgling Bureau of Agriculture.