HAVE A YARN - TALKING SALT WITH BERNIE DRISCOLL ' HOW SHEEP CAN BENEFIT FROM SALTLAND'

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Ballidu farmer Bernie Driscoll has always had sheep and in the past 20 years he has had salt-affected land. But it was a trip to Michael Lloyd's Lake Grace property that left him with a lasting impression of how sheep could benefit from saltland.

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Have A Yarn No. 5

Best Practice Survey : Natural resource management & Australian wool growers

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This large-scale project conducted by Land Water & Wool used surveys, focus groups and interviews to determine the attitudes, practices and needs of natural resource management of Australian wool growers. This booklet reports the key findings in the Best Practice Survey

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HAVE A YARN - TALKING SALT SCALD WITH BARRY WHITHAM 'RESURRECTING STARVATION CORNER'

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A salt-affected paddock on the corner block of a Lake Toolbrunup property had become known to locals as 'starvation corner'. The site was uncroppable with barley grass in some patches and one small salt scald. But since being bought by Barry Witham, three years ago, the land has been transformed.

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Tambellup

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Have A Yarn No. 13

A FARM SUSTAINABILITY DASHBOARD : MAKING SUSTAINABILITY MEANINGFUL Sage Farmer Group July 2007

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A description of the Sustainability Dashboard software application that can be used by farmers to generate a visual report of key indicators of the condition of their land and associated business. A visual, like the one featured red on pages 4 and 5 of this brochure, is produced after answering a series of questions about farm and business condition.

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PRODUCTIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR WOOL GROWERS

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A comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide on resource management for woolgrowers. Provides background information about the industry and outlines of the LWW research program. Summarises each component of LWW, resource management and the opinions

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NPSI : Planning Tools Future Scenarios and ecological risk assessments

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The NPSI Knowledge Harvest brings together information from across the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSI) projects, highlighting key findings and promoting wider understanding. Key themes within the Harvest are: *Irrigation Overview - facts, figures and key concepts about irrigation. *Water Delivery Systems - the efficient storage and distribution of water for irrigation. *On-farm Irrigation Essentials - principles for efficient irrigation. *Recycled Water - recycling treated effluent and stormwater for irrigation. This document is part of the Irrigation Overview theme. It explores issues likely to affect the future of irrigation in northern and southern Australia, especially those related to ecology and natural environments, and provides tools for planners to address them.

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ABOUT THE AUDIT (NATIONAL LAND WATER RESOURCES AUDIT

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A description of the National Land and Water Resources Audit - The National Land and Water Resources Audit (the Audit) collates data and information on the status of Australia's natural resources and contextual social and economic information.

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HAVE A YARN - TALKING SALT WITH TERRY & LINDA LEE ' TACKLING SALINITY IN ITS INFANCY'

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Decreasing crop and pasture production was the signal for Terry and Linda Lee to treat emerging salinity before the problem expanded. Now, three years after they started planting salt-tolerant species over a 36ha site, they are benefiting from its grazing value

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Have A Yarn No. 7