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Field Trials Report 2023: Wa Farming Systems Project, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Field Trials Report 2023: Wa Farming Systems Project, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Agriculture reports
Within the Western Australian Faming Systems Project, a program of 15 field trials were conducted in 2023 from Ogilvie in the north to Wittenoom Hills in the south. Despite a dry season all trials were implemented effectively such that all multi-year trials are set to investigate their associated research questions.
A Low Rainfall Livestock Option: Analysis Of Fat Tail Sheep In The System, Evan Burt, Tanya Kilmister, Matthew Young
A Low Rainfall Livestock Option: Analysis Of Fat Tail Sheep In The System, Evan Burt, Tanya Kilmister, Matthew Young
Agriculture reports
This paper aims to briefly: • investigate farming systems issues in the medium and low rainfall regions of the South West Land Division of Western Australia; • identify options and opportunities for the fat tailed sheep breeds • capture some research about the tail; and • investigate market options surrounding the fat tailed sheep breeds. This analysis will provide a brief understanding of the scale of the fat tailed sheep breeds within Western Australia and provide a brief overview of products of the sheep highlighting potential opportunities.
Visions For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Visions For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Agriculture reports
This workshop grew out of a conversation between Maurice Barnes, a Trayning farmer and member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Dryland Research Institute, and Steve Porritt, the officer in charge of the Dryland Research Institute at Merredin. Maurice was interested in the idea of posing the question 'What would agriculture be like if we had known as much about this landscape in 1829 as we know now?', to a group of farmers and others interested in the central wheatbelt and its future. Maurice saw this question as a first step toward achieving some shared vision for the future …