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Tree Crops For Profit And Land Improvement, John Bartle
Tree Crops For Profit And Land Improvement, John Bartle
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Western Australian agriculture is deficient in good perennial species. The traditional segregation of agriculture and forestry has diverted attention from commercial wood producing trees as a potential perennial crop. Recently, scientists have made rapid progress in developing tree cropping systems suitable for extensive use in the wetter (more than 600 mm average annual rainfall) areas of the lower south-west. There is potential for a major industry based on fast-growing eucalypts for pulpwood. The foundations for this industry developed from work on agroforestry, forestry sharefarming and salinity control.
Whole-Farm Planning : Success At Wilgi Creek, Kevin Shanhun
Whole-Farm Planning : Success At Wilgi Creek, Kevin Shanhun
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Ian and Bev Lynch own Wilgi Creek, a 376 ha mixed farming property at West Mount Barker in the 700 mm rainfall zone. In 1983, they started a whole-farm plan to overcome the problems of declining production caused by waterlogging (their biggest problem), salinity and deterioration of the remnant native vegetation. Today, their property is an example of a successful, wholefarm land conservation plan based on agroforestry, timber production, water harvesting and improved pastures.