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The use of red mud/gypsum to reduce water pollution from sandy soils used for vegetable production
Ian McPharlin, W. J. Robertson, and R. C. Jeffery
An important domestic and export vegetable industry is located on the sands of the Swan Coastal Plain (SCP) in Western Australia. The total value of the vegetable industry on the SCP was estimated at $90M in 1996/7 or about 50% of the total value of ... Read more
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Pastoral resources and their management in the Sandstone-Yalgoo-Paynes Find area, Western Australia
A M E van Vreeswyk and P. T. Godden
This report covers about 94,700 square kilometres of rangelands in the Sandstone-Yalgoo-Paynes Find area of Western Australia. The area lies within 27°S and 30°S latitudes, and 115°30'E and 120°E longitudes and includes the towns of Sandstone, Yalgoo and Paynes Find. The northern, southern, and eastern ... Read more
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Geographe Bay Catchment natural resource atlas
Sarah Weaving
The Geographe Bay Catchment Atlas is one of a series of Natural Resource Atlases covering the agricultural region of Western Australia. The purpose of the Atlas is to provide data for people in local communities who manage or have an interest in natural resources. It ... Read more
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Economic considerations of land-use and landcare in the Peel-Harvey Catchment
The first section of this paper reviews some spreadsheets of land-use profitability by soil type which were developed in a previous study, The economic land capability assessment, Waroona to Cape!. The second section discusses how externalities can be accounted for by developing a range of ... Read more
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Making sense of land use planning for sustainable rural development
Agriculture Western Australia is seeking to increase the land use planning systems contribution to assisting sustainable rural and industry development. Moving towards a more proactive involvement with the land use planning system will help achieve the agency's objectives. Agency officers require knowledge of the land ... Read more
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A guide to mechanical Range Regeneration
J. Addison
The main objective of this Bulletin is to describe mechanical methods of promoting rangeland regeneration and how to determine which is the most appropriate to use on any particular site. Mechanical regeneration methods are not 'quick fix' but may be used to advantage in some ... Read more
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Commissioner for Soil and Land Conservation, Environmental Protection Authority, Department of Environmental Protection, Agriculture Western Australia, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Water and Rivers Commission for the protection of remnant vegetation on private land in the agricultural region of Western Australia
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; Western Australia. Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation; Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority; Western Australia. Dept. of Environmental Protection; Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management; and Western Australia. Water and Rivers Commission
Memorandum -- Schedule 1. Statutory requirements -- Schedule 2. Area covered by this memorandum -- Schedule 3. Assessment critieria -- Schedule 4. Assessment manuals: Supporting manual 4.2. Deprtment of Environmental Protection. Environmental evaluation of native vegetation in the wheatbelt of Western Australia -- Supporting manual ... Read more
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The United Arab Emirates : market intellegence project Agwest Trade and Development briefing notes 1997
Rachel Hills
Located on the Gulf coast, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of the seven states: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. The UAE was declared a federation on the 2nd December I 971 and is ruled by the ... Read more
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Agriculture and the Western Australian Economy: An Input-Output Analysis - Vol 2
Nazrul Islam and Peter Johnson
Appendix A The 111-Sector Table
Table Al. The WA 111-sector 1-0 Table: 1992/93 51
Appendix B Direct Allocation Coefficients
Table Bl. The WA 111-sector 1-0 Coefficients Table: 1992/93
Appendix C Industry Multipliers
Cl. Output multipliers
C2. Income Multipliers
C3. Employment Multipliers
Table Cl. WA Multipliers
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Soil information sheets for the northern agricultural areas
Natural Resources Assessment Group, Agriculture Western Australia and Landcare Western Australia
These soil information sheets are produced for farmers in the Northern Wheatbelt. Each sheet summaries information on the particular soil's characteristic properties and associated land use suitability and management. A photograph of a representative profile is provided for each soil. Technical terms are defined in ... Read more
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Esperance Downs Research Station - Salinity and water monitoring
The Esperance Downs Research Station (EDRS) is located on the south coast of Western Australia approximately 30 kilometres to the north of the Esperance townsite (Figure 1).Salinity was recognised as a problem at EDRS within a few years of it being cleared duringthe early 1950's. ... Read more
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Esperance regional catchment planning strategy
The Esperance Region Catchment Planning Strategy project was initiated by the Esperance Land Conservation District Committee.
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Managing pastures for long-term prosperity
A workshop hosted by Sandstone Land Conservation District Committee (LCDC) was held at Lake Mason station on 28 April1994. This workshop was based on two previous workshops hosted by the Kalgoorlie and north-eastern Goldfields LCDCs in May1991 (Pringle et al. 1992). The success of the ... Read more
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Soil information sheets for the Mount Beaumont, mallee and Esperance agricultural areas
These Soil Information Sheets are produced for the Esperance Land Conservation District and Mount Beaumont/Howick Catchment Group to provide an easy reference guide to the soils, land use and soil management recommendations for the Esperance, Condingup, Mount Beaumont and Salmon Gums agricultural areas.The use of ... Read more
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The use of Bauxite residue as a soil amendment in the Peel Harvey coastal plain catchment - report on results of 1995 environmental monitoring program
The Summary (page 1) provides an overview of this report and explains in everyday language the major conclusions that have been drawn from the 1995 Peel-Harvey Coastal Plain Catchment environmental monitoring program.This section provides concise explanations of the major outcomes of the program without using ... Read more
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Registered cultivars of subterranean clover : their characteristics, origin and identification
W. J. Collins, Phil G. Nichols, M J. Barbetti, and Co-operative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (Australia)
This Bulletin updates Bulletin No. 4083, which was written in 1984. Since tat time 11 new subterranean clover cultivars have been released, making a total of 33. This Bulletin is largely applicable across all subterranean clover areas of Australia. However specific mention is made in ... Read more
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Soil information sheets for the Mount Beaumont, Mallee and Esperance agricultural areas
Department of Agriculture and Food, Landcare Western Australia, Esperance Land Conservation District Committee, and Mount Beaumont / Howick Catchment Group (W.A.)
Each sheet summarises information on the soil's characteristic properties, and associated land use suitability and management. A photograph of a representative profile is provided for each soil. Technical terms are defined in soil sheet glossary. Information is presented under the following headings: soil series and ... Read more
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Environmental Water Quality - a guide to sampling and measurement
Richard J. George, Davie Weaver, and James Terry
The guide covers the problems associated with sampling water in the field and suggestions to overcome them. The main types of water pollution that potentially occur in the south west of Western Australia are discussed and for each contaminant, the origins and environmental effects are ... Read more
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Soil information sheets for part of the Jerramungup agricultural area
Tim D. Overheu, Landcare Western Australia, and Jerramungup Land Conservation District Committee
Each sheet summarises information on the soil's characteristic properties, and associated land use suitability and management. A photograph of a representative profile is provided for each soil. Technical terms are defined in soil sheet glossary. Information is presented under the following headings: soil series and ... Read more
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Bridgetown-Greenbushes and Boyup Brook rural survey- Results and conclusions
Ben Rose
This survey was funded by Agriculture Western Australia Farm Forestry Development Project and Department of CALM. It was initiated by the Bridgetown Land Conservation District Committee and was supported by the Shire of Bridgetown and Bunnings Treefarms. The aim was to identify farmers' individual and ... Read more
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Data dictionary, Coastal land and groundwater for horticulture from Gingin to Augusta
Werner Runge and Dennis van Gool
This report summaries the primary digital data which was used to analyse the land and groundwater resources along the coastal strip between the shires of Gingin adn Augusta - Margaret River.
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Fire management of spinifex pastures in the coastal and West Pilbara
John Stretch
Spinifex dominated plant communities are a major natural pasture resource in the Pilbara. Spinifex is noted for its ridged, hard and generally sharp pointed leaf blades, although individual species vary in this respect. Triodia pungens and T. schinzii are often referred to as soft spinifex. ... Read more
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Forty years of rangeland research in the Meekatharra and Wiluna districts (1956-1996)
Andrew Thomson and John Morrissey
This document is an account of the research undertaken by this Branch over the past 40 years, and it provides a general explanation of the results. It also includes descriptions of many of the Land Conservation District projects at Meekatharra and Wiluna. A number of ... Read more
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Productive pastures pay - a manual on pasture establishment and management for the above 700 mm rainfall zone
P T. Arkell
This manual on pasture establishment andmanagement is designed to help farmers grow productive pastures. It deals with annual and perennial pastures on dryland and irrigated farms in the above 700 mm rainfall zone and may be used by individual farmers or discussion groups. Input from ... Read more
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