Saltbush is commonly renowned as a useful sheep feed in dry seasons yet it's not so commonly used as feed for cattle. But saltbush is exactly what Trayning farmers Bart and Denella Hulls used to look after their land and provide feed to their steers after a tough, dry season. The Hulls have planted saltbush since 1996 and in 2003 they applied for a grant in the Sustainable Grazing on Saline Lands (SGSL) program. The program was tailored to their farm, and measured how well a group of steers would perform on a saltbush diet.

This research project, Marrying Wool Business & Native Biodiversity , will help to identify productive, practical solutions for native vegetation focusing on the Ararat Hills, Maryborough-Lexton and Springhurst regions.

Theme: Managing riparian lands to achieve multiple objectives Using riparian land to improve the productivity of crops and pastures Using riparian land as wildlife corridors Case study: The Hill Harvesting non-wood products from riparian land Harvesting wood products from riparian land Case study: Moffitts Rapt in rivers: Rivers Arena update Oral history Learning through listening: Dairy Farmers CD Mapping the journey:Your opportunity to contribute Kids River Health Conference

Written as a 'how-to' guide, it aims to capture, distill

Something remarkable has occurred on Lanark, in the undulating basalt country of Victoria's Western District, south-west of Branxholme. In little more than four decades its owners, John and Cicely Fenton, and their family, have transformed their once-ravaged sheep property. Through the diversification of traditional grazing and cropping with large-scale farm forestry, and the restoration of natural habitat, they have demonstrated that it is possible to develop systems of farming that are both more ecologically and agriculturally sustainable.

The Impact of Groundwater Use on Australia's Rivers is the outcome of a year-long Land & Water Australia Senior Research Fellowship by Dr Richard Evans. This report presents the technical understanding of the effects of groundwater pumping on stream flows

This brochure outlines all past projects funded in Land & Water Australia 's Social and Institutional Research Program and those that are current at October 2005. The projects are grouped under three themes: * Institutions and governance arrangements for sustainable NRM * Policy in strument choice * Landscapes. lifestyles and livelihoods

The Aynsley family decided it would not continue to crop the 23ha of salt-threatened land and set it aside as a site where they would try planting saltbush and subtropical grasses in an effort to prevent the encroaching salinity. They also planted a separate adjoining 15ha area to Lucerne. Trial aim: To successfully establish a range of saltbush and perennial grasses in a mix using an air seeder.

A run of bad seasons around the Morawa district has reinforced Cameron and Teresa Tubby's commitment to livestock production within their mixed farming enterprise