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  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Carbon Farming Survey

    You are invited to participate in a PhD research project (reference no 2023-204) on “Carbon farming: role and implications for broadacre agriculture”. As a part of this research, an online survey is being conducted to gauge farmer’s perceptions of carbon farming.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Cricket Star amongst us!

    Aboriginal NRM project officer and Rangers leader Jermaine Davis recently coached the WA Indigenous Men’s Cricket Team to victory in the National Indigenous Cricket Championships.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Do you have what it takes to be a Change-maker?

    Workshops will be held 10-11 June in Bruce Rock and 25-26 July in Merredin. The 2-day workshops aim to foster self-awareness, community engagement, resilience, leadership skills, and the ability to create positive change while considering diverse perspectives and community well-being.

  • Healthy Environments
    It’s Reveg. Prep Time!

    With planting projects scheduled from June onwards, now is the time to finalise your preparation for revegetation sites.
    In drier than usual seasons good site preparation is even more critical for successful seedling establishment.
    Please consult this how-to guide for some tips to maximise the survival rate of your precious native seedlings.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Are You Connected to Your Soil?

    While soil is the foundation to food and fibre production systems, little is understood about farmers’ relationships with soil and how they choose to manage it. Human connectivity has been identified as one of the five pillars of soil security, along with capacity, condition, financial and cultural values, and land management practices; however there is little empirical data demonstrating this. This survey has been designed to fill that gap and capture the human connectivity element.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Red Card Survey Closing shortly

    Wheatbelt NRM would appreciate your input on our Red Card survey to help us keep the program running as efficiently and effectively as possible. The survey will close on March 22.

  • Business Innovations
    WA Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program Round 3 Now Open

    The CF-LRP provides financial assistance to establish new soil and vegetation projects across the South West Land Division in exchange for a portion of project's carbon credits.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Final Round of funding for bushfire restoration

    Applicants that were successful in securing funding in rounds 2 and 3 are invited to apply again, however new applicants will be prioritised if applications exceed the funding available.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Data warehouse of your farm

    The project is led by Federation University and its goal is to create an online knowledge system for soils that is self-sustaining and useful for research and education, and ultimately, farmer decision making.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Rangers Workforce in demand.

    As the summer of record temperatures comes to a close it’s good to reflect on a season of hard work by the Noongar Boodjar Rangers. The Rangers have worked outdoors all through the summer whipper snipping, mowing, raking, weeding, spraying, seed collecting and rubbish collecting. Working for both government agencies and private individuals and companies, stretching from El Caballo to York to Warralakin, Wongan Hills, Toodyay and Northam.

  • Healthy Environments
    Autumn Feral Animal Control

    The release of the European rabbit, cat, and red fox into Australia in the 1800s has had an immeasurable impact on the country’s flora, fauna and farming industry. Rabbits alone are estimated to cause $600 million worth of damage to agriculture each year.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Full House at Corrigin

    It was a full house at a recent workshop in Corrigin to gain accreditation in, and to assist with applying for, permits to use 1080 as part of our coordinated feral animal control.