The WA Node of CRC Salinity is meeting on Wednesday
25 October at CSIRO Floreat to view the
ripening crop from CRC research projects. Come along and
hear the latest progress on SGSL, raised beds, economics,
salt-tolerant plants and much more, followed by feedback
from extension representatives.
The day will be a great opportunity for networking with
the Salinity Who’s Who in WA, concluding with a
progress report on CRC extension activities and the rebid.
Click
here for a detailed program. We expect lively debate
and plenty of opportunity for out of session discussion.
Landmark staff and interested Landholders are particularly
welcome to attend this event.
Replies for catering are needed by Friday 20 October,
and should be directed to Greg Madson on (08) 6488 2505
or gmadson@fnas.uwa.edu.au.
For further information please contact Richard George
on 0404 819 532 or Elizabeth Wheeler on (08) 6488 8553.
Lucerne Prospects Statement released
The
CRC Salinity has recently completed a comprehensive review
of the opportunities for integrating lucerne into farming
systems in the Australia. This comes together in a major
new publication titled Lucerne Prospects.
Author Dr Michael Robertson (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems)
has assessed the economic benefits of lucerne for eight
distinct regions across temperate Australia.
This represents the outcome of many areas of research
by the CRC, such as cultivar selection, agronomy, recharge
management, farming systems, and farm economics. Much
of this work has been strongly supported by the Grains
Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
The case for lucerne is supported by farmer case studies
from across the eight regions.
Lucerne Prospects is available on the CRC Salinity's
website www.crcsalinity.com.au
or from the CRC, (08) 6488 1952 or
.
Companions
getting on well together
Profitable livestock enterprises increasingly exercise
the minds of farmers, even those who a few years ago turned
the shearing shed into a store room and the hay shed into
a shelter for the bigger header.
This was the attraction of a forum at Keith presented
by the CRC Salinity, Landmark and the SE NRM Board to
present the results of research into the emerging opportunities
for lucerne in farming systems and for profitable grazing
from saline land. Read
more... Keith
Photo Gallery
Some
economic comparisons for Lucerne establishment
The following links are to a range of case studies and
economic analysis on the establishment of Lucerne in varying
conditions. They may be helpful in assisting farmers,
in conjunction with their local Landmark advisor, to make
informed decisions regarding the establishment of Lucerne
plantings within their enterprise.
Measuring salinity: Understanding the numbers.
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity
Conservation, SA. Click
here
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Soil salinity
Salinity notes - NSW Department of Primary
Industries Click
here
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A Million
Hectares for the Future - Salinity Management Workshops
"A Million Hectares for the
Future" is a series of workshops dealing with
dryland salinity and key management options - for
use by facilitators working with farmers and farmer
groups. The workshops help landholders identify
their salinity risk; acknowledge the potential consequences
if the risk is not managed; and make informed decisions
when determining the most suitable course of action
to be taken.
Each workshop consists of:
Workshop Development Guide for Facilitators
- includes how to set-up and run a workshop, suggested
activities, background information and further
reading relating to the workshop topic.
Workshop Manual for Participants - covers the
topics discussed and slides presented throughout
the workshop (including space to write notes),
provides the participants with a record of the
key messages, risk and management options.
Presentation material - PowerPoint slide sets
that can be modified to suit individual groups.
Decision-making tools - includes STEP, flow
trees, perennial gras chart, Leakage Calculator,
Cost of Salinity Calculator and others.
The workshops can be viewed on the web in PDF format,
but if you would like to run a workshop you should
request a FREE CD that contains the workshop material
in a format that can be edited to suit your needs.
The CDs also contain additional tools such as a
Cost of Salinity Calculator and decision trees,
plus presentation material. Please contact the Department
of Agriculture Western Australia, South Perth Head
Office.
For access
to the online materials click on the link and
when the page loads select the 'Million Hectares
for the Future - Salinity Management Workshops'
link
Further information Trevor Lacey
Centre for Cropping Systems
Dept. of Agriculture, WA
PO Box 483
NORTHAM WA 64011
t. 08 9690 2101
16th October 2006
Accredited Training
Workshop - Integrating perennials into current farming
systems.
Bendigo, 1st - 2nd November 2006
Agenda - Click
here
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4th August 2006 Integrating perennials
into farming systems - New field site for Yorke Peninsula
- AUGUST 2006 Press
release. Click
here
Have you checked out
our photo gallery? Click the icon
at the top RH corner of the page.
Order your Salinity Glove Box Guide, SALT Bags
and other Salinity Resources from NSW DPI here.
The
CRC Salinity has recently completed a comprehensive review
of the opportunities for integrating lucerne into farming
systems in the Australia. This comes together in a major
new publication titled Lucerne Prospects.
Some
economic comparisons for Lucerne establishment
