Publication Date

7-1990

Series Number

Miscellaneous publication 22/90

Publisher

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

0725-847X

Abstract

Farming by soil type recognizes that each major soil unit has specific land use capabilities. 'When developing a farm management programme, understanding and appreciating the productive potential and degradation hazard of each soil unit ensures that production systems can be developed which are 'sustainable. The aim of this land management manual is to describe the climatic and geological features of the district and provide definitions of each of the major soil units and 'current management recommendations. The material is designed to be used as an information base for farm planners.

Thes oil units described are for the Merredin advisory district which encompasses 11 shires and comprises a total area of 3.5 million hectares (Figure 1).

Research officers, advisers and technical officers from the Dryland Research Institute, Merredin contributed material used in the manual.

Information relevant to this manual will change over time as knowledge and understanding of the farming and land systems improves and technology advances, therefore the data should be reviewed every few years and updated. Relevant farmnotes and other publications of interest should be added to the manual as they become available.

Number of Pages

89

Keywords

Merredin, Soil, Climate, Geology, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Climate | Geology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

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