Climate, land & water

Western Australia’s agriculture sector needs access to productive soil and water resources for growth and profit. However, the sector must compete with increasing resource demands from all sectors of the community, and the pressures of a changing climate. The Agriculture and Food division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supports agriculture by providing long-term management solutions, practical risk management strategies and tools to maintain and improve resource conditions, to meet the needs of industry and stakeholders. Agriculture and Food is also pioneering soil and water investigation of the state’s undeveloped areas to establish new irrigated agricultural industries.

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  • Water pumped into a dam, aerated to remove iron

    Climate, land and water glossary

    10 May 2017

    This glossary explains some of the terms used by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on the web and in publications about climate, land, and water resources.

  • Mallee trees alongside crops

    Carbon Farming and Bioenergy

    16 March 2022

    DPIRD's Carbon Farming and Bioenergy team aims to explore low carbon opportunities to support and facilitate regional businesses and communities in the transition to a low carbon economy, so that W

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    Land drainage and the Soil and Land Conservation Act, Western Australia

    11 December 2013

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) carries out the requirements of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 to mitigate and prevent land degradation throu

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    Aboriginal Economic Development - our program of work

    20 June 2023

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) Program is designed to facilitate sustainable and lasting increases to Aboriginal economi

  • Photograph of sheep grazing saltbush and salt tolerant grasses

    Salinity tolerance of plants for agriculture and revegetation in Western Australia

    12 April 2018

    Plant tolerance of salinity in the tables below are a guide only. The references here estimate salt and waterlogging tolerance in different ways, and this makes comparisons of tolerance difficult.

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    Aboriginal Economic Development - what we deliver

    21 June 2023

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) builds the capacity of Aboriginal people to become entrepreneurs, skilled employees and leaders through bespoke projects and ta

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    Aboriginal Economic Development Program

    7 August 2017

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) program builds the capacity of Aboriginal people to participate in the Western Australi

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    Aboriginal Economic Development - how we work

    20 June 2023

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) program lays the building blocks for a new approach to AED in WA.

  • Photograph of sheep grazing saltbush and salt tolerant grasses

    Saltland pastures in Western Australia

    29 November 2018

    Saltland pastures are associations of salt- and waterlogging-tolerant plants that produce fodder for grazing animals from saline and waterlogged soils.

  • Frost ID Guide front cover with frozen wheat spikes at booting and flowering barley and oats

    DPIRD Frost identification guide for cereals

    19 July 2018

    This guide has been published to assist cereal growers to identify frost damage and consider crop management decisions.

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