Boyup Brook - upper Warren area : catchment appraisal 2007/ prepared by the South West ARM Region Appraisal Team.

The aim of this Resource Management Technical Report is to assess the current extent of salinity and other natural resource degradation issues in the Boyup Brook - Upper Warren area and provide landholders with the best current management options to address natural resource management issues and enhance sustainable agricultural production

Production of biodiesel from perennials

A scoping study funded through South West Catchment Council (SWCC)/National Action Plan (NAP) into the development of industries for saline land, identified three plant species suitable and potentially economically feasible for this environment. The main product of two of these plant species, is the production of bio-diesel. The mentioned plant species are Moringa oleifera and Pongamia pinnata. Both are tolerant to high salinity levels, waterlogging, frost and drought. Their pods are harvested, meaning that the trees keep on growing, using water and reducing the high watertable whilst sequestrating carbon. Bio-fuels must be sustainable, with these two plant species fitting all the criteria

Renewable chemicals and bioproducts: a potential for agricultural diversification and economic development

Renewable chemicals are a new category of novel products: building blocks and ingredients for the production of chemicals produced from renewable feedstock and sustainable advanced manufacturing processes, leaving a smaller environmental footprint than traditional petrochemicals. Biologically based products are mainly non-food products derived from biomass. Renewable chemicals represent a market opportunity predicted to grow from US$2.8 billion in 2011 to US$98.5 billion by 2020, driven by consumers demanding safer and more environmentally friendly products and the creation of a market advantage by using novel products in the manufacturing process. Renewable chemicals are a sustainable diversification option for rangeland irrigation precincts, where cold chain management, distance to markets and market competitiveness are negatively influencing traditional horticultural production. As most of the plant species suitable for renewable chemical production are perennials, production may also sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing petrochemicals. This scoping study has identified several plant species that have potential for growing under rangeland irrigation in Western Australia. Moringa oleifera was one of the species with the highest potential because of its multiple uses, with applications in the food, health, animal feed and chemical industry. The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) initiated an investigation into the commercial use of M oleifera leaf protein as a substitute for animal protein in food — a rapidly growing market, forecast to reach US$43 billion in 2020 — and the impact of plant growth stimulants extracted from M. oleifera on wheat yield.https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/bulletins/1276/thumbnail.jp

Hillman and Narrogin zones (Blackwood zones 8 and 9) : rapid catchment appraisal

The aims of this Resource Management Technical Report are to assess the current extent of salinity and other natural resource degradation hazards within the Hillman and Narrogin Zones of Western Australia. These zones cover 409,000 hectares in South West Western Australia, including the towns of Narrogin and Darkan. It also includes benchmarks and sustainability indicators that can be used by landholders and planners to determine the best management options for the area

I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome

Verse 1I never knew, I would miss you,Until you went away,Now I can see, what you were to me,My heart just seems to say: CHORUSI know what it means to be lonesome,I know how it feels to be blue,I know what it means to long in my dreams, for someone, for someone,I’ve sighed and I’ve cried since we parted,There’s no one knows what I’ve gone through;I’d give all that I own, just to have you back home,I’m so lonesome, so lonesome for you. VERSE 2Hope seems to say,There’ll come a dayYour smiles again I’ll see,My love is true, and you know it too,Come back, come back to me. CHORU

Blackwood Catchment : Katanning zone (zone 6) appendices : catchment appraisal 2001

Contents: Appendix 1 Climate : risk of frost -- Appendix 2. Hydrology -- Appendix 3. Soils : soil landscape units in the Katanning zone ; soil information sheets for upper Blackwood -- Appendix 4. Evaluation of Landcare techniques : a catchment approach -- Appendix 5. Earthworks and engineering options for surface and groundwater control -- Appendix 6. Native plants of the Katanning Zone useful for revegetation -- Appendix 7. List of contacts

Blackwood Catchment : Katanning zone (zone 6) : catchment appraisal 2001

The aim of this report is to document the extent of salinity and land degradation within the Katanning zone, Western Australia, and management options aimed at reducing recharge and land degradation

Blackwood Catchment : Beaufort zone (zone 4) : catchment appraisal 2002

Using the Rapid Catchment Appraisal process, this report summarises current information for the Beaufort zone, located in the mid to southern part of the Blackwood basin, including parts of the shires of Kojonup, West Arthur, Woodanilling, Katanning, Broomehill, Wagin and Boyup Brook, Western Australia. Assesses the condition of, and future risks to agricultural and natural resources, provides information for reducing those risks and identifies the most suitable options to manage the risk

Wagin-Woodanilling (zone 5) : catchment appraisal 2005

The aim of this report is to assess the current extent of salinity and other natural resource degradation issues and provide landholders with the best current management options to address natural resource management issues and enhance sustainable agricultural production