Productive and sustainable salt-tolerant pastures for South Australia

Citation

Land & Water Australia. 2007. Productive and sustainable salt-tolerant pastures for South Australia . [Online] (Updated June 6th, 2008)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/21 [Accessed Sunday 21st of March 2010 11:29:19 AM ].

Summary

Dryland salinity is recognised as one of the major risks to agriculture and the natural environment in the high to medium rainfall zones of Australia. Forty-one per cent of the nation’s woolgrowers indicate they already have land affected by dryland salinity and it is estimated that many other landscapes used for wool production are under increased risk.

Outcomes

Grazing is one of the few activities that can make productive and profitable use of saline land, and also reduce the negative impacts on the environment, and on property owners and managers. The SGSL Sub-program helped woolgrowers to better understand and manage their saline land through a range of activities.