Farm management

To support Western Australian farm businesses, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) provides farm planning workshops to build business skills, business capacity and a better understanding of the profit drivers in your business.

DAFWA also assists farm businesses and rural communities that are experiencing financial difficulty by supporting State and Federal assistance schemes that aim to build the ongoing financial resilience of our farm businesses.

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Selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions

18 October 2013

Selective breeding of sheep is an option for decreasing methane emissions. Through selection, methane production can be lowered per unit of feed intake.
Carbon farming management options in Western Australia

13 November 2013

The aim of carbon farming is to sequester more carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of Australia's response to climate change.
Sheep reproduction and reducing methane emissions

20 November 2013

Mating ewes earlier (at 8 to 10 months of age) could enable farmers to reduce whole-farm methane production because this practice would reduce the number of adult ewes, which produce more methane.
Nutrition and feed additives to reduce methane emissions from sheep

18 October 2013

Improved grazing and feeding management of sheep can reduce methane emissions per unit of product (feed efficiency) or emissions per unit of feed intake (methane yield).
Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce sheep methane emissions

18 October 2013

Feed intake and methane emissions are influenced by the digestibility of the pasture and the concentration of plant secondary compounds such as tannins.
Carbon farming: reducing methane emissions from cattle using feed additives

18 October 2013

Feed additives or supplements can reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock.
Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils of Western Australia

13 November 2013

Nitrous oxide, a highly active greenhouse gas, is released from pastures and crops using nitrogen fertilisers.
Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce methane emissions from cattle

18 October 2013

Pastures that reduce methane emissions can be categorised into high quality grasses and legumes, and plants containing secondary metabolites such as tannins.
Carbon farming: claying to increase soil carbon content in Western Australia

18 November 2013

Spreading clay on light, sandy soils helps to increase soil water holding capacity, retain nutrients and overcome water repellence.
Carbon farming fact sheet - managing stocking rate to reduce carbon emissions in sheep

18 October 2013

About 80% of the variation in methane production is explained by feed intake. Reducing the stocking rate of sheep on the farm reduces the pasture consumption and methane production per hectare.

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Articles

Selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions

Carbon farming management options in Western Australia

Sheep reproduction and reducing methane emissions

Nutrition and feed additives to reduce methane emissions from sheep

Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce sheep methane emissions

Carbon farming: reducing methane emissions from cattle using feed additives

Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils of Western Australia

Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce methane emissions from cattle

Carbon farming: claying to increase soil carbon content in Western Australia

Carbon farming fact sheet - managing stocking rate to reduce carbon emissions in sheep

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