Assessment for agricultural expansion

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development investigates soil and water resources throughout Western Australia to identify new areas for expanding irrigated agriculture.

This page provides links to reports from investigations in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West and South West regions.

The investigations identify the risks and management requirements for sustainably and profitably developing new soil and water resources for irrigated agriculture.

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    Ord River development and irrigated agriculture, Western Australia

    27 November 2013

    Tropical agriculture on the Ord River in Western Australia's Kimberley region began in 1941.

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    High quality agricultural land methodology – Western Australia

    18 November 2014

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) identifies high quality agricultural land (HQAL) using a methodology that combines land and water resource information, to high

  • La Grange interactive soil and groundwater map - Western Australia

    4 April 2016

    This interactive soil and groundwater map can be used by pastoralists, horticulturalists and traditional owners to explore soil types, estimated depth to groundwater, areas of freshwater, aquifer t

  • Drilling at La Grange

    La Grange Agriculture Opportunities Results

    21 June 2016

    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

  • Growing the Pilbara details the findings of the Pilbara Hinterland Agricultural Development Initiative (PHADI). It delivers a prefeasibility level assessment of the irrigation development opportunities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

    Irrigation in the Pilbara

    16 January 2014

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is planning for the future of irrigated agriculture development in the Pilbara

  • Urban encorachment

    State, regional and local land use planning

    18 November 2014

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development provides advice and information to land-use planners to help them consider the needs of agriculture and food sectors in their decisions

  • 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

  • Soil survey on cockatoo sands in the Kimberley region of WA

    Water for Food

    12 February 2016

    Water for Food is a state government initiative funded through the Royalties for Regions program.

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