The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has established a ten-year trial at its Merredin facility to explore regenerative farming systems. DPIRD research scientist Dr David Ferris unveiled the 5.4-hectare site prior to Minister Alannah McTiernan’s Regenerative Agriculture Round Table meeting on 24th July. The launch follows...
The dismay felt by seeing foxes around livestock and predating native wildlife is enough to make most farmers consider a control program. However, feral pest management can be expensive and time-consuming, so it’s vital that farmers choose the most effective strategy. One farmer with considerable experience managing pests in...
A successful trial demonstrating that Felixer™ cat grooming traps are safe to deploy around numbats means that effective control of feral cats in the state’s South West is potentially a step closer. The Felixer™ grooming trap is a new high-tech cat trap, developed in South Australia, that uses a...
Music festivals took on a whole new meaning in Dumbleyung recently when 150 volunteers came from the city to plant 40,000 seedlings across five properties while listening to and playing music. The much-appreciated help came from Activate the Wheatbelt, a not-for-profit organisation that brings volunteers from Perth to the...
Nothing frustrates beef and sheep producers like a late break-of-season. After months of supplementary feeding, the rain comes when temperatures are cold, slowing the break-down of organic soil nitrogen and pasture growth, and creating less than ideal conditions for grazing. In this situation nitrogen fertilisers are often used to...
Avocado growers are invited to attend a free webinar on avocado pollination that is taking place on Wednesday August 12. The webinar is being hosted by South West Catchments Council (SWCC) and will detail the projects SWCC and its’ partners are currently undertaking. “There’s lots of work going on...
Supplementary feeding of livestock is a costly but necessary part of farming in Western Australia. To get the best return on supplement, farmers need to understand nutritional requirements for livestock and what components can be filled by pasture at different times of the year so they can fill seasonal...
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Chair of NRM WA, Dr Rob Keogh has thanked the WA State Government for an increase in Natural Resource Management and Landcare funding in Western Australia, with a $500,000 added to the State NRM Grant budget, and a once off $1 million grant to support core business of NRM...
Grant funding is the lifeblood of most community Landcare and grower groups. The problem is that competition for funding is fierce and, as much as agencies want to give you their money, they need to be confident that your project will successfully meet their objectives. So how can you...
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The Australian National University recently released ‘Australia’s Environment in 2019’ which is a scorecard that aims to provide insight into the condition and trajectory of natural resources and ecosystems across Australia. The information shared in the scorecard has been analysed and interpreted from a large amount of station, satellite...
South West Catchments Council applauds launch of ten-year trial to explore regenerative farming 3 August, 2020
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Out-foxing the feral fox 30 July, 2020
The dismay felt by seeing foxes around livestock a...
Effective Feral Cat Control Moves Closer with Felixer Shown to be Safe for Numbats 29 July, 2020
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