Science and Research Updates - Environmental sciences

LandMAPT Database - developed by NSW DPI - has been taken up by NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change and Victorian Department of Primary Industries for monitoring and evaluation of natural resource management (NRM) indicators.

Detailed weather forecast data available on the internet has become an essential planning tool for dairy farmers, Sam and Fleur Tonge.

Twenty-two high ranking Indonesian agricultural scientists visited the E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation at Wagga Wagga last week to identify opportunities for collaborative projects in agricultural research and extension.

Efforts by NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) scientists to address the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been recognised in World Environment Day Awards for 2007.

Research in central NSW shows it is risky to assume that replanting perennial species in the surrounding local catchment will always fix a salinity problem.

A novel way to integrate saltbush into mixed farming systems to help lift productivity and profitability across the NSW wheat-belt on the southern, central and northern slopes and plains is being investigated.

An ambitious project by staff at the Australian Cotton Research Institute will see an area of the research station returned to its former status as Native Carbeen Open Forest - an open forest environment of plants and wildlife.

Researchers are hoping to find out more about the endangered grey nurse and great white sharks through a tagging research project that uses special underwater listening devices.

If you see a low flying plane above the Kyeamba Valley near Wagga Wagga in late October and November it will most probably be part of a revolutionary experiment to collect data to check soil moisture.

NSW DPI has developed a calculator which helps farmers make decisions on the future of their failing crops.

Planting trees on former mine sites is easier said than done, according to NSW DPI forestry scientist, Dr Georgina Kelly, who is investigating the use of recycled organics to replenish soils.

Quality compost can be produced from aquatic weeds, safe to use and beneficial for farmland, according to Australia’s first large-scale scientific trial of the risks associated with recycling noxious weed material.

The ongoing eight Key Sites salinity research project is delivering results that contradict conventional thinking when it comes to effective salinity management in NSW.

A new guide designed to help farmers in western NSW manage seasonal risks and develop a better understanding of weather patterns is now available.

The impact of targeted fox shooting on controlling foxes in NSW is the focus of a new research project that is calling for fox shooters across the State to record and report their success.

Farming systems have direct influence on the control and mitigation of dryland salinity, according to research carried out in the southwest slopes of NSW.