Publication Date

12-2009

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

This report to the Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia presents information for the 2008/2009 financial year. The report also satisfies the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation’s obligation to provide the Pastoral Lands Board with a report on the current condition of land under pastoral leases in the State.

The report provides background information on pastoral leases, seasonal conditions and pastoral land condition, using information from the Bureau of Meteorology, the Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS) and the pastoral lease inspection program of the Department of Agriculture & Food Western Australia (DAFWA).

Pastoral leases cover 87.4 million hectares or 35% of the State. In a continuing trend, the number of pastoral leases has again declined. The Northern Rangelands remain predominantly cattle, focussed on the live export market, and market conditions remained buoyant. The Southern Rangelands have seen a continuing trend over the past twenty years of an expansion of the cattle industry at the expense of the sheep industry.

Number of Pages

27

Keywords

rangelands, condition monitoring, pastoral lands board, Commissioner of Soil and Land, postoral leases, Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS), rangeland resource surveys, pastoral lease inspection program

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy

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