Works in this collection were published by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.
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Soil factors influencing eutrophication. In Soilguide. A handbook for understanding and managing agricultural soils. (ed. Geoff Moore)
David Weaver and Robert Summers
Eutrophication is essentially the nutrient enrichment of waterways leading to algal growth. It must be controlled to maintain sustainable agricultural systems and the main mechanisms of control are stabilising catchment processes and reducing nutrient output.
Eutrophication can be defined as 'the nutrient enrichment of waters ... Read more
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Soilguide (Soil guide) : a handbook for understanding and managing agricultural soils
Geoff Allan Moore
This handbook integrates the current knowledge of soils in south-western Australia in a user-friendly form. It describes how to assess which soil properties influence production and land degradation in the agricultural area and summarises management options to remedy or minimise soil limitations. The potential for ... Read more
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South west hydrological information package : understanding and managing hydrological issues on agricultural land in the south west of Western Australia
Peter J. Tille, T W. Mathwin, and Richard J. George Dr
This manual reviews current knowledge of the hydrological issues that affect, or are affected by, agriculture in the catchments of the south west of Western Australia.
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Sustainable land management in the Ellen Brook Catchment
Kylie Banfield
The Ellen Brook Catchment is a key catchment in the overall health of the Swan-Canning estuarine system. It has been identified as a major source of nutrients entering the estuary, exporting an average of approximately 77 t of nitrogen and 26 t of phosphorus per ... Read more
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The fight against fruit flies in Western Australia
Andy Sproule, Sonya Broughton, Francis De Lima, Darryl Hardie, Nic Monzu, and Bill Woods
Western Australia’s horticulture industry is one of the State’s growing success stories, from mangoes at Kununurra to cherries at Mt Barker. The prospects are bright, especially in export markets where ‘clean and green’ produce from Western Australia is truly valued.
One blight on this ‘clean ... Read more
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The Good food guide for sheep : feeding sheep for meat production in the areas of Western Australia
Keith Croker; Peter Watt; and Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
The Good Food Guide for Sheep has been produced to provide Western Australian farmers with a concise compilation of current information on feeding sheep for meat production. Although there are already numerous publications about sheep nutrition,many of them relate to wool production, reproduction or drought ... Read more
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Weed plan for Western Australia
State Weed Plan Steering Group, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
One of the most significant environmental challenges facing Western Australia is the minimisation of the impact of weeds. In the relatively short history of this State since European settlement, some 1155 exotic plant species have established as weeds in our diverse and generally fragile ecosystems. ... Read more
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Western Australia soil acidity research and development update 2001 : time to lime
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
This book for 2001 again summarises the work being carried out by staff of The Integrated Soil Acidity Research, Development and Extension projects in Western Australia. These projects are based at Agriculture Western Australia, The University of Western Australia and CSIRO.
Several articles in this ... Read more
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Catchment Water Management: Guidelines for those considering drainage for waterlogging and salinity management
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; Water and Rivers Commission; and State Salinity Council
Landholder groups and government agencies are continuing to develop "best drainage practice" guidelines and these will increase our knowledge of drainage, and deep drainage in particular, as a management tool. The brochure does not provide all the answers, but is intended to provide some basic ... Read more
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Dealing with a dry season
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Farmers' approaches to adverse seasonal conditions whether they be frost, flood or low rainfall should be to acquire as much information as possible on the immediate agronomic and financial situations and make a judgement on the longer term implications for the following seasons. Once the ... Read more
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Environmental guidelines for new and existing piggeries
A Latto, John Noonan, and R. J. Taylor
These guidelines apply to the management of Western Australia piggeries in Western Australia, including intensive Growing pigs under intensive conditions where the and extensive operations, straw-based housing and animals spend their entire life cycle indoors, is an combinations of these (otherwise referred to as semi- ... Read more
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Fertilisers for wine grapes : an information package to promote efficient fertiliser practices
B. H. Goldspink, Neil Lantzke, Bob Paulin, Diana Louise Fisher, Colin Gordon, N. Cross, and J M. Campbell-Clause
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Growing lavender in Western Australia
Aileen Reid
Lavender oil is an essential oil, derived from plants (genus Lavendulai primarily by steam distillation of the flowers. There are several types of lavender oil. The 'true' lavender oil, and the most highly prized, comes from Lavendula augustifolia; it is primarily used in the fragrance ... Read more
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Mango growing in Western Australia
P R. Johnson and D C. Parr
This bulletin covers mango growing in Western Australia in Kununurra, Carnarvon, Kimberly, Gingin, Perth regions. Details include climate requirements, soils, propagation, planting, spacing, weed control, nutrition, pests, diseases and disorders, pruning, harvesting and packing, ripening and storage, and processing.
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Profitable canola production in the south coastal region 2000
David Eksteen
Why grow canola in the South Coast Region? Canola is a member of the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, turnip, wild radish, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli. It is a winter growing oilseed that can be produced in most arable areas of Australia where winter ... Read more
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Pulse and canola frost identification:the back pocket guide
Craig White
This field guide will help you identify the common symptoms of frost damage in pulse and canola crops. It also contains pictures of other plant symptoms often confused with frost damage in these crops.
Frost damage reduces crop yield and grain quality. Early identification of ... Read more
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The Wheat book : principles and practice
W K. Anderson and J R. Garlinge
Contents : Environment / revised by J. Cramb, J. Courtney and P. Tille - The structure and development of the cereal plant / revised by T.L. Setter and G. Carlton - Germination, vegetative and reproductive growth / revised by T.L. Setter and G. Carlton - ... Read more
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Western Australia soil acidity research and development update 2000 : time to lime
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
We have come a long way over the past three or four years in terms of both, the level of understanding and recognition of Soil Acidity as a major land degradation issue for the wheatbelt of Western Australia, and, in our actions to treat the ... Read more
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An assessment of the efficacy of deep drains constructed in the wheatbelt of Western Australia Part 1 A discussion on drainage implmentation in the wheatbelt : a case study review, summary, conclusions and recommendations
N A. Coles, Richard J. George Dr, and A D. Bathgate
Australia has undertaken a strategic review of current and historical deep drainage projects. A 'rapid appraisal' methodology was utilised, based principally on existing hydrological investigations and interpretation and anecdotal evidence provided by landholders to clarify the role of drainage in managing water in dry land ... Read more
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Native Vegetation Handbook for the Shire of Kondinin
Bec Ryan
This booklet provides land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Kondinin, including the landscape, geology, soils, drainage systems, native flora and fauna. Information about native flora and vegetation has been drawn from a variety of sources, including surveys that ... Read more
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Native Vegetation Handbook for the Shire of Kulin
Bec Ryan
This handbook provides land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Kulin, including the landscape, geology, soils, drainage systems, native flora and fauna. Information about native flora and vegetation has been drawn from a variety of sources, including surveys that ... Read more
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Native Vegetation Handbook for the Shire of Lake Grace
Bec Ryan
This handbook provides land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Lake Grace, including the landscape, geology, soils, drainage systems, native flora and fauna. Information about native flora and vegetation has been drawn from a variety of sources, including surveys ... Read more
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Practical hints for the layout and construction of 10,000 m3 circular dams
Terry Babbington and J S. Addison
These notes and illustrations have been compiled to assist earthmovers in the construction of circular excavated earth tank dams, with pipe inlets. Construction techniques tend to evolve over time, so the methods described in this publication will not be definitive, but, they may improve efficiency ... Read more
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Western Australia soil acidity research and development update 1999 : time to lime
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
We all know we have to apply lime as part of our farming systems. This means that a huge amount of lime will be applied to soils which have never had lime applied before.
One of the effects of this is that we can now ... Read more
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Environmental management for animal-based industries : dairy farm effluent
Western Australia Agriculture Western Australia Bunbury Regional Office. and Dairy Industry Nutrient Strategy Working Group (W.A.)
The effluent which collects around dairies and their associated feeding facilities should be regarded as a resource to be retained and used on the farm, rather than a waste product for disposal.
These guidelines aim to assist dairy farmers plan effluent management systems which are ... Read more
