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Factors Influencing Perennial Pasture Adoption In The Medium Rainfall Zone Of The South West Natural Resource Management Region Of Western Australia, Ned Crossley, Stephen Tunbridge, Kathi Mcdonald Sep 2009

Factors Influencing Perennial Pasture Adoption In The Medium Rainfall Zone Of The South West Natural Resource Management Region Of Western Australia, Ned Crossley, Stephen Tunbridge, Kathi Mcdonald

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Esperance Area Acid Sulfate Soil Hazard Mapping, Paul Galloway, Simon Clarendon Aug 2009

Esperance Area Acid Sulfate Soil Hazard Mapping, Paul Galloway, Simon Clarendon

Resource management technical reports

This project created a regional scale (1:100 000) acid sulfate soil (ASS) hazard map for the Lake Warden and Esperance town areas, using a combination of existing soil-landscape mapping information and elevation data, supported by field observations and laboratory data from 18 soil cores and 29 additional borelogs with descriptive information useful for identifying ASS and potential ASS materials. All data gathered during this project used common standards and protocols developed in Australia for identifying and mapping ASS materials. The project extends the mapping for acid sulfate soil in the region, complementing existing maps compiled for other parts of the …


Options For Achieving And Maintaining Low Salinity In Agricultural Dams, Tilwin Westrup Jul 2009

Options For Achieving And Maintaining Low Salinity In Agricultural Dams, Tilwin Westrup

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Crop Updates - 2009 Katanning, Murray Scholz, Peter Newman, Glenn Adam, Trevor Bell, Michael Whitehead, W. K. Anderson, C. Gazey, J. Andrew, R. Pearce, Bill Bowden, Wayne Pluske, Jeremy Lemon, D. C. Edmeades, J. J. Russell, B. H. Paynter, David Ferris, Abul Hashem, Catherine Borger, Stephen B. Powels, Qin Yu, Mechelle Owen, Roberto Busi, Sudheesh Manalil, Sally Peltzer, David Minkey, Raj Malik Mar 2009

Crop Updates - 2009 Katanning, Murray Scholz, Peter Newman, Glenn Adam, Trevor Bell, Michael Whitehead, W. K. Anderson, C. Gazey, J. Andrew, R. Pearce, Bill Bowden, Wayne Pluske, Jeremy Lemon, D. C. Edmeades, J. J. Russell, B. H. Paynter, David Ferris, Abul Hashem, Catherine Borger, Stephen B. Powels, Qin Yu, Mechelle Owen, Roberto Busi, Sudheesh Manalil, Sally Peltzer, David Minkey, Raj Malik

Crop Updates

This session covers seventeen papers from different authors

  1. GM canola – How will it affect the way I farm? Murray Scholz, 2008 Nuffield scholar, Southern NSW

  2. Eight years of IWM smashes tyegrass seed banks by 98% over 31 focus paddocks, Peter Newman, Glenn Adam & Trevor Bell, Department of Agriculture and Food

  3. The global economic climate and impacts on agriculture, profile on Michael Whitehead Rabobank New York

  4. Lessons from five years of cropping systems research, W.K. Anderson, Department of Agriculture and Food

  5. Case study of a 17year old agricultural lime trial, C. Gazey, Department of Agriculture …


Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Lake Towerrinning Catchment, G Paul Raper, Leon Vanwyk Jan 2009

Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Lake Towerrinning Catchment, G Paul Raper, Leon Vanwyk

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Tambellup-Borden Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, Rohan Marold Jan 2009

Tambellup-Borden Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, Rohan Marold

Land resources series

No abstract provided.


Soil Ph In Northern And Southern Areas Of The Wa Wheatbelt, Chris Gazey, Joel Andrew Jan 2009

Soil Ph In Northern And Southern Areas Of The Wa Wheatbelt, Chris Gazey, Joel Andrew

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More than 80% of the topsoils sampled fall below the critical surface pHCaCl2 of 5.5 in the northern and southern wheatbelt study areas, with more in the south than the north. These results confirm soil acidity is a serious concern throughout the WA wheatbelt when considered in conjunction with the more intensive analysis of current soil pH throughout the Avon River Basin (2005–2008).

With low topsoil pH, it is likely that subsurface acidity is also a problem. For soil acidity to be managed, subsurface pH also needs to be known. In the Avon River Basin study, about half of the …


Survey Of Western Australian Agricultural Lime Sources, Chris Gazey, Dave Gartner Jan 2009

Survey Of Western Australian Agricultural Lime Sources, Chris Gazey, Dave Gartner

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As a service to WA wheatbelt farmers, to assist with cost effective management of soil acidity, a survey of agricultural lime availability and quality was conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.

The quality of agricultural lime surveyed varied widely between pits. High quality lime is available from limes and, limestone and dolomite sources. Twice as much of the lowest neutralising value lime surveyed would need to be applied compared to the highest to achieve the same increase in soil pH. Limes also varied in the distribution of particle sizes. Selecting limes with a high proportion of …


Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Yilliminning Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper Jan 2009

Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Yilliminning Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Upper Crossman Catchment, Leon Vanwyk, Gregory Paul Raper Jan 2009

Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Upper Crossman Catchment, Leon Vanwyk, Gregory Paul Raper

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The "Profitable Perennials" Project On Adoption : An Evaluation, Jamie Bowyer, Rebecca Heath Jan 2009

The Impact Of The "Profitable Perennials" Project On Adoption : An Evaluation, Jamie Bowyer, Rebecca Heath

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Farming For The Future : Industry Practice Baselines, Danielle England, Susan Murphy-White, John Noonan, Marie Shanks, Jon Warren Jan 2009

Farming For The Future : Industry Practice Baselines, Danielle England, Susan Murphy-White, John Noonan, Marie Shanks, Jon Warren

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Report On Polyacrylamide, A Practice To Reduce Sediment And Insoluable Chemicals In Tailwater, Tara Slaven Jan 2009

Report On Polyacrylamide, A Practice To Reduce Sediment And Insoluable Chemicals In Tailwater, Tara Slaven

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The main barrier to the adoption of PAM seems to the timing of the cost of outlay. This could add significantly to the initial crop establishment costs at a time of year when rowers receive no income. However, the partial and parametric analysis indicates that there re benefits from using PAM as part of the crop management cycle. These benefits are from ving water, retaining sediment on-farm and reducing the cost of delving drains. There are ther potential economic benefits including the retainment of phosphorus as a plant nutrient n-farm and subsequent yield increases.

Additionally, the off-site environmental impacts seem …


Surface Water Management In The East Yornaning Catchment, Tilwin Westrup Jan 2009

Surface Water Management In The East Yornaning Catchment, Tilwin Westrup

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


The Initial Hydrological Effect Of Deep Drains At Wallatin Creek : (2006-2008), Richard J. George Dr, Grant Stainer Jan 2009

The Initial Hydrological Effect Of Deep Drains At Wallatin Creek : (2006-2008), Richard J. George Dr, Grant Stainer

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Wilson Inlet Catchment Appraisal 2007, Ron Master Jan 2009

Wilson Inlet Catchment Appraisal 2007, Ron Master

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Doradine Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper Jan 2009

Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Doradine Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Surface Water Management In The Daping Creek Catchment, Tilwin Westrup Jan 2009

Surface Water Management In The Daping Creek Catchment, Tilwin Westrup

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Date Creek Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper Jan 2009

Setting Targets For Resource Condition In Date Creek Catchment, Leon Van Wyk, Gregory Paul Raper

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig Jan 2009

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig

Technical Bulletins

The inventory and condition survey of the lower Murchison River area, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 2002 and 2003, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. This survey report presents …


Landscapes And Soils Of The Merredin District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food Jan 2009

Landscapes And Soils Of The Merredin District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.