The Sustainable Grazing on Saline Lands Sub-Program of the Land, Water and Wool Program (Project Management Agreement with LWA as agent)
| Project start date: | 30 May 2002 |
| Project end date: | 30 June 2006 |
| Publication date: | 30 June 2006 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
This project was MLA's contribution to the AWi and LWA initiative 'Land Water and Wool" (LWW). The Sustainable Grazing on Saline Land program was the largest program in LWW and was sought to to maximise the full range of benefits producers can gain from their saltland = More profitable and sustainable options for grazing production in use on saline land; Continued restoration of personal pride for participating producers in their property and a reversal of the negative environmental impacts from salinised land and a reduction in the current rate of increase in land salinisation.
NOTE. this is not in MLA format being a program report with AWI and LWA
By June 2006, the project will have achieved the following objectives:
1. To facilitate and support a network of 1250 producers with salinised land, acting to share and build on local knowledge and experience; to set local priorities for action and to develop and test practical solutions; to support farm practice change; and to provide linkages with and direction to, any relevant research projects.
2. To prepare targeted extension packages incorporating the best current information, for sheep producers with saline land, to assist them manage their saline land as a productive, profitable and sustainable component of their whole-farm operation.
3. To undertake research and develop options for grazing systems on saline land, that are both profitable and sustainable, and that improve the environmental and social impacts from salinised land.
4. To integrate saltland pasture systems firstly into whole farm, whole year feed production systems, secondly into profitable and sustainable systems (livestock, grains, agroforestry, etc) for the non-saline parts of the farm and finally, into catchment plans.
Alongside the five national research projects, SGSL also uniquely supports 120 local producer network demonstration sites in partnership with woolgrower groups across WA, SA, Victoria, Tasmania and NSW.
More information
| Project manager: | Cameron Allan |
| Primary researcher: | Land and Water Australia |
