Publication Date
4-2024
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
- About 92% of the grainbelt had adequate (more than 50%) vegetative groundcover to prevent wind erosion in February 2024.
- Nearly 8% of the grainbelt (1,193,400 ha) had less than 50% groundcover, which is inadequate to prevent wind erosion.
- The northern grainbelt had the highest risk of wind erosion and 16.5% of this farmland had inadequate groundcover.
- Less than 0.7% of the grainbelt had a high to very high risk of wind erosion because groundcover was less than 30%.
Number of Pages
6
Keywords
wind erosion, dryland agriculture, groundcover, satellite imagery, grainbelt, Western Australia
Disciplines
Agriculture | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources and Conservation | Remote Sensing | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Laycock J (2024) Agricultural groundcover update February 2024, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australian Government.
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