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A simplified key for assessing the ecological significance of on-farm bush remnants in the wheatbelt
F Mollemans
Many farms today still contain areas of natural bush, yet there is little knowledge about the condition and value of this bush. There is also a wider interest by farmers in this bush because of its perceived value in assisting to combat on-farm salinity, and ... Read more
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Conservation for production : Kings Rocks catchment report
William Oldfield
The aim of this report is to bring together current information on the land and ideas which will provide landholders of the King Rocks catchment group with a basis to make more informed decisions about managing the land. The report contains information on how the ... Read more
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Jerramungup "Moort type" Soils - Soil Description, Analyses and Discussion
Tim Overheu Mr
Hard Setting Grey Clays, colloquially termed Moort Clays by the Central South Coast farmers of Western Australia, fall into the typical class of Sunday soils (i.e. too dry to sow a crop on Saturday and too wet on Monday) - acknowledgment that these soils can ... Read more
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Digital Information in the Peel-Harvey Catchment Area
Dennis van Gool
This paper presents a summary of the main features of the digital mapping data available in the Peel-Harvey Catchment area. This type of information is essential for Geographic Information System (GIS) users to assess projects involving the use of digital data such as plotting of ... Read more
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Landcare in the midwest sharing in a sustainable future
We live on a fragile planet where it is becoming increasingly obvious that human activities have upset the delicate balance of nature. If we are to achieve the world goal of sustainable development, it is essential that we manage the environment so as to conserve ... Read more
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Monitoring the grasslands of Western Australia
Station owners are encouraged to install networks ofmonitoring sites on their properties. Monitoring takes the guesswork out of remembering how the land is changing. An understanding of the changes to pasture and soil is vital for successful management of the rangeland. Rangeland monitoring? helps pastoralists ... Read more
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Phosphorus and sulphur nutrition in high rainfall pastures
Previous Technotes and other publications in this series (Clarke and Yeates 1991a and b, Yeates and Clarke 1991, Yeates et al. 1991) have presented data from a series of field experiments, started in 1979,on various aspects of phosphorus and sulphur nutrition of pastures on deep ... Read more
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The Surveillance of annual ryegrass toxicity in Western Australia - October 1991 to May 1992
Between October 1991 and January 1992 (1991 ARGT season) 89 farms reported a total of 102 outbreaks of ARGT to the Department of Agriculture Western Australia.
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Monitoring the grasslands of Western Australia
David Bearle
Station owners are encouraged to install networks of monitoring sites on their properties. Monitoring takes the guesswork out of remembering how the land is changing. An understanding of the changes to pasture and soil is vital for successful management of the rangeland.
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Navail Spreadsheet
S J. Burgess
A computer program called NPDECIDE has been developed by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture to assist with decisions relating to the use of phosphorus fertiliser on cereal crops. NPDECIDE functions by estimating the response of the crop to combinations of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers, ... Read more
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An evaluation of the remnant vegetation protection scheme 1988-1991 : a report
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia and Soil and Land Conservation Council (W.A.)
The objective of the Remnant Vegetation Protection Scheme is to encourage land owners to fence and protect areas of remnant vegetation for the purposes of flora and fauna conservation, land conservation and aesthetics. The means by which land owners are encouraged to protect remnant vegetation ... Read more
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A Proposed Communication Strategy for the Decade of Landcare: A report by the Working Group for the Communication Strategy fir the Decade of Landcare
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; Working Group for the Communication Strategy for the Decade of Landcare (W.A.); and Soil and Land Conservation Council (W.A.)
A Better Future for Rural WA was a conference focusing on leadership and economic development in rural WA. The conference included
o Development of leaders in rural industries and communities.
o Building more vibrant rural communities through community and economic development initiatives.
o Generating innovative ... Read more
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'Living soil' seminar
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Provides an opportunity for farmers and those involved in the agricultural service industry, to focus on what happens in the soil. Seminar reflects the interest detected amongst farmers in knowing more about the things that influence plant growth and a genuine concern about the environment.
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Rangeland Management in Western Australia
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Grazing the rangeland - towards and understanding, by Alec Holm and Donald Burnside Rangeland surveys, a basis for improved land use, by Peter Curry and Alan Payne. Monitoring Western Australia's rangelands, by Ron Hacker, David Beurle and Gorge Gardiner. Regenerating the rangelands, by Adrian Williams ... Read more
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Monitoring and managing soil acidity
Fionnuala Frost, Extension Officer, Northam
This Bulletin provides information on how to identify acid soils and remedy the problem of excessive acidity. Material in this handbook is suitable for broadscale agricultural systems, and perennial and permanent pastures in the medium and higher rainfall areas of the State.
Acidity of both ... Read more
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Soils of the Northam Advisory District. Volume 1. The zone of ancient drainage
Neil Clifton Lantzke
This manual describes the soils of the Department of Agriculture's Northam advisory district. Information is provided on the characteristics of each soil, its capability is discussed and yield estimates for the major land uses are given.
Designed for use by farmers and Department of Agriculture ... Read more
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Soils of the Northam Advisory District. Volume 2. The zone of rejuvenated drainage
Neil Clifton Lantzke
This manual describes the soils of the Department of Agriculture's Northam advisory district. Information is provided on the characteristics of each soil, its capability is discussed and yield estimates for the major land uses are given.
Designed for use by farmers and Department of Agriculture ... Read more
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Coastal rehabilitation manual
Veronica P M Oma, D M. Clayton, J. B. Broun, and C D M. Keating
Provides an overview of the coastal environment to ensure that the natural environment and coastal processes are considered properly. Describes how to develop a successful coastal rehabilitation strategy and detail rehabilitation techniques applicable to Western Australia. Lists sources of further advice and information.
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Description and key to the identification of grasses in South-Western Australia
J G. Paterson
The grasses comprise one of the world's largest families of flowering plants, with about 670 groups or genera containing over 9000 individual types or species distributed throughout the world. Over 130 groups have been recorded in Western Australia but probable that the list is far ... Read more
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An inventory and condition survey of the Roebourne Plains and surrounds, Western Australia
A L. Payne and Peter J. Tille
The survey area is located in the North-West Division of Western Australis. It covers part of the Dampier-Barrow Island, Pyramid, Roebourne and Ysrraloola 1: 250,000 scale map sheets and all of the Karatha, Mallina, Pyrsmid, Sherlock, Mt Welcome and Warambie pastoral leases.
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An introduction to the soils of the Merredin advisory district
T C. Stoneman and National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)
With descriptions, illustrations and notes on nine common soils.
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Rangeland survey in Western Australia - History, Methodology and Applications
The rangelands of Western Australia lie to the north-west of the agricultural areas, extending east to the Nullarbor and north to the Kimberley (Fig. 1).The major areas that are used for pastoralism are most of the Kimberley and the Pilbara, nearly all of the mulga ... Read more
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W.A. Cattle Industry Expo Feedlot Trial Results 1991/1992
At the beginning of the '91-92 Expo trial, a questionnaire was distributed among participants, asking for their reasons for taking part in this trial, and their expectations. From the answers received, it became clear that two major areas of concern were in the minds of ... Read more
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Manual of field techniques in hydrology
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. Division of Resource Management
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