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  • Operations
    $15 million Carbon Farming Opportunity Draws Closer

    Wheatbelt landholders with carbon farming aspirations should be on the lookout for the key information about the State Government’s $15 million Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program this quarter.

  • Sustainable Industries
    Time to have your say on National Soil Strategy

    Wheatbelt NRM is urging stakeholders in the landcare, conservation and agricultural sectors in our region to have their say on the National Soil Strategy.

  • Sustainable Industries
    The General Jeffery Soil Health Award is now open for nominations

    Do you know someone in the Wheatbelt who is helping to improve soil health? It could even be you.

  • Sustainable Industries
    Vale Michael Jeffery (1937-2020) – Australia’s first National Soils Advocate

    Wheatbelt NRM would like to extend our heartfelt condolences at the loss of former Governor-General and inaugural National Soils Advocate Michael Jeffery, who died last month shortly after celebrating his 83rd birthday.

  • Sustainable Industries
    Know Your Summer Weeds

    Do you know what summer weeds are growing at your property and do you know which ones are a real problem?

  • Healthy Environments
    Cockatoo Surveys Provide Breeding Insights

    Late last year we updated our community on the successes witnessed by the Wheatbelt NRM Healthy Environments team traversing the Wheatbelt for insights on the nesting behaviour of the black cockatoo.

  • Operations
    Legislation may impact citizen science

    You may be aware that the requirements for Western Australia’s ethics approval for research and monitoring involving wildlife are due to be enforced from 1 July 2021.

  • Healthy Environments
    Matchstick Banksia Wrap Up

    The end of the year also sees the end of our Matchstick Banksia work. Although it’s been a short project and impacted by COVID-19, we’ve managed to get a lot done.

  • Healthy Environments
    Malleefowl the myth?

    “It sounds like you’re just making this up, does that even exist? ….” Is the most common response from people when we talk about Wheatbelt malleefowl to those who are unfamiliar with this unique bird.

  • Sustainable Industries
    Chicken poop drives the yield up

    A four tonne per Hectare Barley crop would make any farmer smile, but would you believe it’s in Gabbin and the only nutrient that’s been applied is composted Chicken Manure.

  • Governance
    2020 WOW!

    In years to come how will we remember 2020?

  • Operations
    Orchid App supports citizen science

    Wild Orchid Watch is a national citizen science project that is designed to collect and record scientific information about Australian native orchids.