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Guides and Manuals

Repair and replacement options for concrete lined irrigation channels

This package contains guidelines for repairing or replacing concrete lined irrigation channels.

To use, download the package and start by opening “Main_home.pdf”.

Adobe Acrobat is required to use this document.

Dryland Salinity - What are the impacts and how do you value them?

Guidelines & instructions for identifying & valuing the impacts of dryland salinity

Salinity management practice guidelines

Managing root-zone salinity for irrigated horticultural crops in winter rainfall zones of Australia

A better understanding of plant requirements and the highly efficient management of water has led irrigators to apply water to accurately meet crop needs. This has meant a considerable reduction in the amount of water flushing through the root-zone. As a result, soil salinity levels have risen. Current drought conditions and low water allocations are likely to result in even less water being used to flush salts from the root-zone. The declining quality of water resources means that actively removing (more)...

Saltland solutions

options for saltland restoration

Saltland Solutions is a practical guide to saltland managment based on the Saltland Genie website (www.saltlandgenie.com.au).

After a decade of minimal activity, the first few years of the 21st Cent

How to make money out of grass

A farmer's guide to grazing management of native pastures in the Northern agricultural districts of SA

These guidelines have been developed by the Mid North Grasslands Working Group which was established in 1999 to provide farmers with practical information and support on the management of native pastures for increased productivity and biodiversity.

The group of more than 300 farmers throughout the Northern Agricultural Districts of South Australia as well as government representatives and other interested people in the community.

Assessing invasive plants in Australia 2007

The title on the inside cover of this product is: Assessing invasive weed species in Australia: the distribution of some major plants in Australia in 2007 Invasive plants or weeds may cause serious economic, social and environmental costs in many areas of Australia. Weed research and management are expensive, so investment in weed control requires information to ensure that attention is directed to areas of highest priority. Furthermore, the effectiveness of such investments in (more)...

User guide: Australian Natural Resources Atlas and Australian Natural Resources data library

The Australian Natural Resources Atlas (the Atlas) and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (the Data Library) are key information discovery, access and visualisation tools of the National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit). They combine to form one of the most comprehensive natural resource information systems for Australia. Developed through the Audit, the Atlas (with the newly incorporated Australia’s Resources Online ( (more)...

Wetlands: status of information for reporting against indicators

This booklet is part of a series that describes the status of data and information relevant to national indicators agreed under the National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. It specifically reports on the status of information relating to indicators of community and social processes relevant to or affected by NRM programs as well as measures of the adoption of sustainable development and production techniques. These indicators are (more)...

Socio-economic: status of information for reporting against indicators

This booklet is part of a series that describes the status of data and information relevant to national indicators agreed under the National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. It specifically reports on the status of information relating to indicators of community and social processes relevant to or affected by NRM programs as well as measures of the adoption of sustainable development and production techniques. These indicators are (more)...

Fundamental data required to support National Monitoring and Evaluation indicator reporting

The National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit) has been developing a set of natural resource condition indicators as part of the agreed National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. These indicators have identified a range of fundamental data and information needs, without which monitoring and reporting of the health of Australia’s natural resources will continue to be difficult. The Audit provides data, information and (more)...