Exploring dairy effluent management systems for healthier estuaries

Our Dairy for Healthy Estuaries project recently hosted visits to two dairy farms. Planning and environmental health officers from local governments visited the farms to observe best practice in the protection of waterways. Project officer Niamh Rayne says that best-practice effluent management on dairy farms helps to protect downstream waterways … Read More

‘Brown gold’: best-practice effluent management for WA dairy farmers

Nutrient-rich manure (otherwise known as effluent) from dairy cows is a valuable resource to farmers. Through the Dairy for Healthy Estuaries project, Western Dairy and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) have been working together to improve dairy effluent management in Western Australia (WA) and protect waterways. … Read More

Farmers and local governments growing confident in managing dairy effluent

Sustainable development within the dairy industry is top of mind for the Dairy for Healthy Estuaries team which has been working with local governments in the dairying regions of Western Australia (WA). When dairy farms are upgrading or building infrastructure, it is an opportunity to make sure dairy effluent does … Read More

Farmers across south-west WA are soil test ready

We have had a record turnout at the DIY (do-it-yourself) soil sampling workshops held in eight catchments across south-west Western Australia (WA) this November. A total of nine training sessions brought together 190 landholders to learn how to gather soil samples from their own paddocks. This year, for the first … Read More

Getting to the root of soil health and improving production

Recent workshops held with agroecologist Mark Tupman and farmers around south-west Western Australia dug a little deeper into soil fertility. These sessions, supported by our Soil Wise program, examined the fundamentals of soil health and plant nutrition. There has been a demand for practical strategies for farmers that can lower … Read More

New study highlights benefits of soil testing

A Western Australian study of nearly 700 soil samples has provided new insight into whether agronomic soil testing can be used to assess the likelihood of phosphorus being ‘lost’ into the environment.

Fencing and revegetation case study: Zoe’s winter creek

The sounds of frogs and black cockatoos greeted us when we visited Zoe Johnson’s ‘winter creek’ on her farm in the Leschenault Estuary catchment. Zoe has been working on her fencing and revegetation project for the past three years, with practical support from the Leschenault Catchment Council and the Danju … Read More