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Submissions from 2024

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Liming acidic soils creates profits, land use options but often more emissions, Sud Kharel, Christophe d'Abbadie, Amir Abadi Ghadim, Chris Gazey, and Ross Kingwell

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Fire and ant interactions mediated by honeydew and extrafloral nectar in an australian tropical savanna, Fernanda M. P. Oliveira, Carlos H. F Silva, Melinda L. Moir, Inara R. Leal, and Alan N. Andersen

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Soil amendment and tillage to reduce phosphorus loss in coastal Western Australia, Robert N. Summers and David Weaver

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Validation of critical soil-test phosphorus values from the Better Fertiliser Decisions for Pastures meta-analysis, David Weaver, David Rogers, Eric Dobbe, Robert N. Summers, Ronald Master, Robert McFerran, Graham Mussell, Justin Mercy, Luke Dawson, and Kath Lynch

Submissions from 2023

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Identifying areas of high drought risk in southwest Western Australia, Amanda R. Bourne, John Bruce, Meredith M. Guthrie, Li-Ann Koh, Kaylene Parker, Stanley Mastrantonis, and Igor Veljanoski

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Regenerative Agriculture - a literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health, Ravjit Khangura, David Ferris, Cameron Wagg, and Jamie Bowyer

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High performance of a low input, mixed western Australian farming system: public policy implications from the case of Tolga farm, Bradley Plunkett, Daniel Roberts, Sud Kharel, Kevin J. Foster, Tim Overheu, and Brendon Savage

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Agronomic soil tests can be used to estimate dissolved reactive phosphorus loss, David Weaver, Robert N. Summers, and Andreas Neuhaus

Submissions from 2022

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An ecosystem services penalty system for evaluating international trade proposals, David C. Cook, Rob W. Fraser, and Janet Haddock-Fraser

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Lowering the water solubility of phosphorus fertilisers impacts leaching, plant growth and residual soil phosphorus, Robert N. Summers and David Weaver

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Valuable phosphorus retained by ironstone gravels can be measured as bicarbonate extractable P, David Weaver, Robert N. Summers, Steffen Schweizer, Matthais Leopold, and Craig Scanlan

Submissions from 2021

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Digital soil mapping of coarse fragments in southwest Australia: Targeting simple features yields detailed maps, Karen Holmes, Edward Arnold Griffin, and Dennis van Gool

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Critical phosphorus values from the Better Fertiliser Decisions for Pastures project: early insights from validation trials, David Rogers, David Weaver, Robert N. Summers, Eric Dobbe, Ronald Master, Robert McFerran, Graham Mussell, Luke Dawson, Justin Mercy, Peta Richards, and Deborah Holtham

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Digital soil mapping and assessment for Australia and beyond: A propitious future, Ross Searle, Alex McBratney, Mike Grundy, Darren Kidd, Brendan P. Malone, Dominique Arrouays, Uta Stockmann, Peter Zund, Peter Wilson, John Wilford, Dennis van Gool, John Triantafilis, Mark Thomas, Liz Stower, Brian Slater, Nathan Robinson, Anthony Ringrose-Voase, José Padarian, Jim Payne, Thomas Orton, Nathan Odgers, Lauren O'Brien, Budiman Minasny, John McLean Bennett, Craig Liddicoat, Edward Jones, Karen Holmes, Ben Harms, Jonathon Gray, Elisabeth Bui, and Kaitlyn Andrews

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Runoff and leaching of dissolved phosphorus in streams from a rainfed mixed cropping and grazing catchment under a Mediterranean climate in Australia, Rajesh Sharma, Mike TF Wong, David Weaver, R W. Bell, Xiaodong Ding, and Ke Wang

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Phosphorus retention of a permeable reactive barrier surpassed by an unvegetated artificial pond, Robert N. Summers and David Weaver

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Sediment budgets for small salinized agricultural catchments in Southwest Australia and implications for phosphorus transport, Robert J. Wasson and David Weaver

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Phosphorus status and saturation in soils that drain into the Peel Inlet and Harvey Estuary of Western Australia, David Weaver and Robert N. Summers

Submissions from 2020

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Sulfate sorption measured by a buffering index over a range of properties of soils from south Western Australia, Geoff Anderson

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Soil surveyor knowledge in digital soil mapping and assessment in Australia, Elisabeth Bui, Ross Searle, Peter R. Wilson, Seonaid R. Philip, Mark Thomas, Dan Brough, Ben Harms, Jason V. Hill, Karen Holmes, Henry Smolinski, and Dennis van Gool

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Operationalising digital soil mapping – Lessons from Australia, Darren Kidd, Ross Searle, Mike Grundy, Alex McBratney, Nathan Robinson, Lauren O'Brien, Peter Zund, Dominique Arrouays, Mark Thomas, José Padarian, Edward Jones, John McLean Bennett, Budiman Minasny, Karen Holmes, Brendan P. Malone, Craig Liddicoat, Elizabeth A. Meier, Uta Stockmann, Peter Wilson, John Wilford, Jim Payne, Anthony Ringrose-Voase, Brian Slater, Nathan Odgers, Jonathon Gray, Dennis van Gool, Kaitlyn Andrews, Ben Harms, Liz Stower, and John Triantafilis

Submissions from 2019

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The influence of particle size and mineralogy on both phosphorus retention and release by streambed sediments, Simon D V Clarendon, David Weaver, Peter Davies, and Neil A. Coles

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Accuracy of six years of operational statistical seasonal forecasts of rainfall in Western Australia (2013 to 2018), Fiona H. Evans, Meredith M. Guthrie, and Ian Foster

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The development and application of functions describing pasture yield responses to phosphorus, potassium and sulfur in Australia using meta-data analysis and derived soil-test calibration relationships, Cameron J P Gourley, David Weaver, Richard J. Simpson, Sharon R. Aarons, Murray M. Hannah, and Ken I. Peverill

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An agricultural practise with climate and food security benefits: “Claying” with kaolinitic clay subsoil decreased soil carbon priming and mineralisation in sandy cropping soils, Samantha P. Grover, Clayton R. Butterly, Xiaojuan Wang, Deirdre Gleeson, Lynne M. Macdonald, David Hall, and Caixian Tang

Submissions from 2017

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The Role of managed aquifer recharge in developing northern Australian agriculture, R. Evans, L. Lennon, G. Hoxley, R. Krake, D. Yin Foo, Christopher Schelfhout Dr, and John A. Simons

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Australian agricultural scale and corporate agroholdings: environmental and climatic impacts, Bradley Plunkett, Andrew Duff, Ross Kingwell, and David Feldman

Submissions from 2016

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High soil sodicity and alkalinity cause transient salinity in south-western Australia, Edward G. Barrett-Lennard, Geoff C. Anderson, Karen W. Holmes, and Aidan Sinnott

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Policy implications of managing reservoir water for multiple uses of irrigation and fisheries in southeast Vietnam, L. D. Tran, D. Zilberman, S Schilizzi, and R. Kingwell

Submissions from 2015

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Large-area spatial disaggregation of a mosaic of conventional soil maps: evaluation over Western Australia, Karen Holmes, Edward Arnold Griffin, and N P. Odgers

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An Error Budget for Mapping Field-Scale Soil Salinity at Various Depths using Different Sources of Ancillary Data, Jingyi Huang, E G. Barrett-Lennard, Tanya Kilminster, Aidan Sinnott, and John Triantafillis

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Derivation of soil-attribute estimations from legacy soil maps, Nathan P. Odgers, Karen Holmes, Ted A. Griffin, and Craig Liddicoat

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Management options for water-repellent soils in Australian dryland agriculture, M. M. Roper, S. L. Davies, P. S. Blackwell, D. J. M. Hall, D. Bakker, R. Jongepier, and P. R. Ward

Submissions from 2014

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Broadacre farm productivity and profitability in south-western Australia, Nazrul Islam, Vilaphonh Xayavong, and Ross Kingwell

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Fit-for-purpose phosphorus management: do riparian buffers qualify in catchments with sandy soils?, David Weaver and Robert N. Summers

Submissions from 2013

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Predictions of watertable depth and soil salinity levels for land capability assessment using site indicator species, Sarita Jane Bennett and E G. Barrett-Lennard

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The relative profitability of dairy, sheep, beef and grain farm enterprises in southeast Australia under selected rainfall and price scenarios, Natalie Browne, Ross Kingwell, Ralph Behrendt, and Richard Eckard

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Estimating farm to catchment nutrient fluxes using dynamic simulation modelling – Can agri-environmental BMPs really do the job?, Mark R. Rivers, David Weaver, Keith R J Smettem, and Peter Davies

Submissions from 2011

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Field-scale spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity on a recently constructed artificial ecosystem, Willis Gwenzi, Christoph Hinz, Karen Holmes, Ian R. Phillips, and Ian J. Mullins

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Spatial analysis of fine root distribution on a recently constructed ecosystem in a water-limited environment, Willis Gwenzi, Erik Veneklaas, Karen Holmes, Timothy M. Bleby, Ian R. Phillips, and Christoph Hinz

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Meeting bulk density sampling requirements efficiently to estimate soil carbon stocks, Karen Holmes, Andrew Wherrett, Adrian Keating, and Daniel Murphy

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Managing complexity in modern farming, Ross Kingwell

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The whole-farm benefits of controlled traffic farming: An Australian appraisal, Ross Kingwell and Amy Fuchsbichler

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A longitudinal examination of business performance indicators for drought-affected farms, R. A. Lawes and Ross Kingwell

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Optimizing competitive uses of water for irrigation and fisheries, Lap Doc Tran, Steven Schilizzi, Morteza Chalak, and Ross Kingwell

Submissions from 2009

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Identifying the value of pasture improvement using wholefarm modelling, A. Bathgate, C. Revell, and Ross Kingwell

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Constraints to farmers managing dryland salinity in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia, M. J. Robertson, Ross Kingwell, T. G. Measham, M. O'Connor, and G. Batchelor

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Effectiveness of a publicly-funded demonstration program to promote management of dryland salinity, M. J. Robertson, T. G. Measham, G. Batchelor, R. George, Ross Kingwell, and K. Hosking

Submissions from 2008

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Computer games and fun in farming‐systems education?: A case study, V. Stewart, S. Marsh, R. S. Kingwell, D. Pannell, A. Abadi, and S G.M Schilizzi

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Eucalyptus globulus agroforestry on deep sands on the southeast coast of Western Australia: The promise and the reality, R. A. Sudmeyer and J. A. Simons

Submissions from 2007

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The influence of farm landscape shape on the impact and management of dryland salinity, Ross Kingwell and Michele John

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A review of a community-based approach to combating land degradation: dryland salinity management in Australia, Ross Kingwell, Michele John, and Michael Robertson

Submissions from 2005

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Rainfall and farm efficiency measurement for broadacre agriculture in South-Western Australia, Ben Henderson and Ross Kingwell

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Economic trends and drivers affecting the Wheatbelt of Western Australia to 2030, Ross Kingwell and David Pannell

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Agricultural systems for saline soil: The potential role of livestock, David G. Masters, H C. Norman, and E G. Barrett-Lennard

Submissions from 2003

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An economic evaluation of deep tillage to reduce soil compaction on crop-livestock farms in Western Australia, Amir Abadi Ghadim, R. S. Kingwell, and David Pannell

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Quality assurance certification and implementation: growers' costs and perceived benefits, Ross Kingwell

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The Effect of Climatic Risk on Dryland Farm Management, R. S. Kingwell, D. A. Morrison, and A. D. Bathgate

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Dryland pasture improvement given climatic risk, R. S. Kingwell and S G.M Schilizzi

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A mathematical programming model of a crop-livestock farm system, D. A. Morrison, Ross S. Kingwell, David J. Pannell, and Michael A. Ewing

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A slowly soluble, sulfur fertiliser from a by-product of mineral sands processing, Robert N. Summers, Martin Clarke, Peter McCafferty, and Tim Pope

Submissions from 2002

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Characterisation of a windbreak system on the south coast of Western Australia. 3. Soil water and hydrology, D. J. M. Hall, R. A. Sudmeyer, C. K. McLernon, and R. J. Short

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Issues for Farm Management in the 21 st Century: A view from the West, R. Kingwell

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Tactical responses to seasonal conditions in whole-farm planning in Western Australia, Ross S. Kingwell, David Pannell, and Stephen D. Robinson

Submissions from 2001

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New Generation Co-operatives for agricultural marketing and processing in Australia: Principles, practicalities and a case study, Brad Plunkett and R. Kingwell

Submissions from 1999

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Increased concentrations of chloride beneath stands of saltbushes (Atriplex species) suggest substantial use of groundwater, E G. Barrett-Lennard and C V. Malcolm

Submissions from 1995

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Effects of tactical responses and risk aversion on farm wheat supply, Ross S. Kingwell

Submissions from 1993

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Risk attitude and dryland farm management, R. S. Kingwell

Submissions from 1986

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Methods to experimentally control waterlogging and measure soil oxygen in field trials, E G. Barrett-Lennard, Penny D. Leighton, I R. McPharlin, T L. Setter, and H Greenway