Resource assessment

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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.

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  • Water quality sampling by helicopter Bonanaprte Plains 2013

    Bonaparte Plains: land and water assessment for irrigated agriculture

    12 February 2016

    We conducted land and groundwater resource availability and risk investigations to determine the potential for developing irrigated agriculture on 30 000 hectares of Cockatoo Sands on the Bonaparte

  • Example of a soil landscape capability map

    Land capability assessment

    29 November 2013

    Land capability assessment is used to identify the potential for agricultural and non-agricultural land uses. It considers specific requirements of the land use and also identifies potenti

  • Screen capture of the south-west groundwater and salinity interactive map

    Interactive groundwater and salinity map for the south-west agricultural region

    13 November 2017

    This interactive map – produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) – allows you to explore south-west Western Australian regional groundwater trends, local gro

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    Myalup–Wellington: assessment for expanded irrigation

    1 March 2016

    We investigated groundwater processes leading to reduced water quality and identified suitable land to support the expansion of the Myalup irrigation area, as part of the Myalup–Wellington Water Fo

  • Map showing the project study area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

    Bioenergy and carbon farming opportunities in the Pilbara

    15 March 2017

    Irrigation and changing land use and management in the Pilbara may provide land managers with more opportunities to participate in the carbon economy.

  • Photograph of hand extruding a soil ribbon to estimate a texture class

    Estimating soil texture by hand

    27 February 2014

    Estimating or measuring soil texture provides valuable information about soil properties affecting crop and pasture growth. Soil texture affects the movement and availability of air, nutrients and

  • Planning for separation distances and buffers against competing land uses

    Land-use planning: overview

    14 November 2013

    We use land-use planning to ensure that land and water resources are available for agriculture and food businesses to expand and grow.

  • Participants at the La Grange workshop included (from left to right) DAFWA Principal Research Scientist Dr Richard George, Matt Howard (Shelamar Station), DAFWA Research Officer Bob Paul, water consultant Sam Burton and Jim Trandos, also from Shelamar.

    Regional vision for the La Grange area

    3 March 2016

    Pastoralists, horticulture businesses and traditional owners worked closely with the La Grange project team to develop a regional vision for agriculture development within the La Grange area.

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    Ord River Irrigation Expansion Stage 3: Cockatoo Sands

    26 November 2013

    This page and attached reports are part of the assessments for expansion of Ord River Irrigation in Western Australia’s Kimberley region: the 6000 hectares of red loamy soils – the Cockatoo Sands –

  • Spreading fertiliser on pastures in spring

    Phosphorus for high rainfall clover pastures

    10 December 2013

    Three-quarters of high rainfall (more than 600mm annual rainfall) clover pastures in Western Australia do not need additional phosphorus for optimal plant growth.

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