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Measuring return on 20 years of investment in natural resource management research & development

One of the key Australian Government agencies for NRM R&D funding has been Land & Water Australia which invested an average A$14.4m per annum (in 2008/09 dollar terms) of core government funds from 1990 to 2009, typically leveraged two to three times from industry and other public sources. To understand the impact of this investment and attribute it to its funding partners and the Australian Government, LWA commenced (more)...

Remote sensing data and crop water measurements

Investigation of the relationships between remote sensing data recorded in satellite imagery and a comprehensive set of crop water measurements (taken in a vineyard and an almond orchard) was the project chosen by Flinders University of SA student Claire Williams.

Irrigators can get clues from space and ground

Information collected by satellites is reliable and likely to play an increasing part in irrigation planning.

Study seeks a clearer picture of soil salts

A clearer picture of the changing patterns of salt distribution in irrigated soils is being sought through an undergraduate study funded by the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation.

Rice may flourish using less water

There are encouraging signs from a new study at the Yanco Agricultural Institute that delaying flooding could be a successful strategy for saving water without loss of rice production.

The investigation was prompted by an industry hit hard by the water shortage and anxious to find ways of producing with less.

Irrigation looks beyond the latest equipment

Current commercial irrigation technologies may not be enough to help irrigated agriculture perform to its potential, particularly in times of water scarcity.

Citizen Science Roundtable

for Natural Resource Management

Land & Water Australia hosted a roundtable to bring together some of Australia’s leaders in the area of Citizen Science. The aim of the workshop was to showcase better Citizen Science approaches and share experiences of citizens engaging in the science of natural resources including climate, water, biodiversity, phenology, (life cycle events) and soil. What is Citizen Science? Citizen Science is a hands-on approach to engaging people to gather (more)...

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the Australian environment

Discussion Paper - Background and current research in Australia

The endocrine system in humans and other organisms regulates the production of hormones that, in turn, control many important biological functions, such as reproduction. Endocrinedisrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances that, upon entering an organism, interfere with the normal functioning of hormone systems. Chronic, low-level exposure to EDCs has been linked with a number of reproductive disorders in both humans and wildlife. In wildlife these can include abnormal sex-organ development, (more)...

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A national information system for weeds

What do end-users need?

Invasive species and in particular weeds are considered one of the major threats to the sustainable management of natural resources.

This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing research from the Defeating the Weed Menace Research and Development program.

Growing Sense of Place

Michael Petter has been on so many committees over the last 20 years hes barely had time to stop and think, let alone work out just how far the community has come in those two decades of change.