agricultural

Mapping the Spatial Footprint of Australian Agricultural Industries

The purpose of this project was to generate spatial datasets that identify the extent of land used by Australian agricultural industries.

The Healthy Soils Symposium - Can Australian Soils Sustain our Agricultural Systems?

Investors in the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms programme are proud to convene a Symposium on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The event poses a challenging question and invites farmers, scientists, agronomists and economists to find answers. Can Australian soils sustain our agricultural systems? At this event we are confident that delegates will go home with valuable new perspectives and a better capacity to formulate their own answers. We are particularly proud of (more)...

Healthy Soils: Soil is a National Asset - Corporate Brochure

The Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms Programme is a wide-ranging, $5 million programme that covers a variety of agricultural sectors across almost all the states of Australia. The current range of agricultural industries involved in the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms Programme includes: • Grain and crops • Cotton • Sheep and wool • Sugar • Vegetables • Organics The scale of the projects supported (more)...

Development of new biocontrol agents for Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia is a Weed of National Significance due to its impacts on the environment and agricultural production. Biological control of this weed is considered essential for its long term management. Classical biological control consists of introducing…

Land use effects on soil nutrient enrichment: risks for weed invasion

This project examined various soil and vegetation properties of remnant eucalypt grassy woodlands under different livestock grazing regimes within agricultural landscapes on the southern tablelands and south west slopes of N.S.W. All woodlands contained…

Ecological risk assessment case study for the Murray Irrigation region - Report 2

This report - Ecological Risk Assessment Case Study for the Murray Irrigation Region - is the second in a series of five produced by NPSI project UMO45 Delivering Sustainability through Risk Management. An ecological risk assessment (ERA) was undertaken in the Murray irrigation region in southern NSW to assess the risks to the ecological values (or assets) from irrigation and other (more)...

Deep Drainage and Nitrate Losses under Native Vegetation and Agricultural Systems in the Mediterranean Climate Region of Australia

Water and Nitrogen Balance in Natural and Agricultural Systems in the Wet Tropics of North Queensland

Motivating People