Resource assessment

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia assesses resource use for sustainable agriculture by carrying out surveillance and project level monitoring; evaluation of resource condition and trends; setting resource assessment standards, systems and procedures; and reporting this information to resource managers. The intent of this work is to establish baselines and targets for resource condition, to assist managers to choose production technologies and systems that maintain or improve resource condition.

Articles

Bioenergy and carbon farming opportunities in the Pilbara

11 April 2017

Irrigation and changing land use and management in the Pilbara may provide land managers with more opportunities to participate in the carbon economy.
Groundwater-dependent wetlands of the Broome Sandstone aquifer in the La Grange area, Western Australia

7 February 2017

This page summarises a report from the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) that identified wetlands likely to be dependent on the Broome Sandstone aquifer within the La Gr
NRInfo frequently asked questions (FAQs)

24 August 2017

NRInfo (natural resource information) provides digital mapping and information for natural resources across Western Australia.
NRInfo for Western Australia

23 August 2017

NRInfo (natural resource information) provides you access to digital mapping and information for natural resources across Western Australia.
Land capability assessment of Pindan soils in the La Grange area, West Kimberley

15 December 2016

This land assessment identified more than 50 000 hectares of Pindan soils that have a high to fair capability for irrigated agriculture where potable groundwater is within 20 metres.
La Grange Agriculture Opportunities Results

21 June 2017

Four years of research by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) has laid the foundation for growth of new irrigated industries and development in the La Grange area, sou
Weaber Plain hydrogeology: preliminary results

15 September 2017

This is the preliminary assessment of hydraulic properties and yield of the palaeochannel aquifer and permeability in the northern area of the proposed Weaber Plain development where the aquifer wa
Climate change and soil and water resources

11 August 2017

Climate change will affect soil and water resources directly and indirectly, and the impacts will be determined by the three primary drivers: local climate, land characteristics and land management
Groundwater chemistry of the Weaber Plain: preliminary results

19 July 2017

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) analysed and reported on groundwater salinity trends on the Ivanhoe and Weaber plains and the preliminary results of an intensive w
Bonaparte Plains: a Water for Food project

24 July 2017

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is working with partners in the Bonaparte Plains project to assess land and water resources on up to 30 000 hectares of loamy sands