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
Managing manure to reduce emissions can be economically viable for larger enterprises or cooperative facilities that use the captured methane to generate heat and electricity.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development works with the land-use planning system to ensure that land and water resources are available for agriculture and food businesses to ex
This page provides links to information on the constraints and characteristics of each soil group, soil profile images and maps showing where soil groups are located in Western Australia.
The Building Horticulture Business Capacity Program is now open. The program will provide high quality, tailored business training to individual vegetable and apple enterprises.
Renewable chemicals are produced from renewable feedstock using advanced manufacturing processes, leaving a smaller environmental footprint than traditional petrochemicals.
This page provides links to the Pastoral Remote Sensing (PRS) application – based on satellite imagery – that provides mapping tools and estimates of cumulative rainfall, total green biomass, total
Landowners who wish to protect and manage native vegetation on their property may enter into an agreement (covenant) with the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation under s30 of the Soil an
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development investigated Cockatoo Sands as part of the Ord Irrigation Expansion Project in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development analysed and reported on groundwater salinity trends on the Ivanhoe and Weaber plains, and the preliminary results of an intensive wate
Banana spotting bugs are an impediment to the commercial production of most fruit trees including mangoes. The bugs are difficult to detect on the tree and can cause major and frequent damage.
