Agriculture & Agri-industry

Analysis of potential production of dried digestate pellets and biochar from red meat processors across Australia.

Analysis of land use in the vicinity of 127 red meat processors around Australia to determine potential demand for bio-based fertilisers by mining, forestry, municipal, NRM and Landcare.

Evaluation of supply:demand ratio of bio-based fertiliser for mine rehabilitation, forestry, municipal, NRM and Landcare industries in the vicinity of red meat processors.

Statewide project to map, evaluate and prioritise strategic areas suitable or potentially suitable for high value horticulture and irrigated agriculture.

Development of the policy framework for identifying areas of State/regional agricultural significance and zoning to priority agriculture in planning schemes in Western Australia.

Policies, procedures, position statements, guidelines and standards to support land use and natural resources planning.

Guidelines for evaluating the relative importance of areas for horticulture and irrigated agricultural development.

Development and successful trialing of a concept for circular economy precincts (aka Buffertopia/Strategic Resource Precincts) around Water Corporation wastewater treatment plants.

A spatial tool enabling non-expert users to assess the area of either turf or trees which could be irrigated from the Water Corporation’s 110+ wastewater treatment plants across Western Australia.

Analysis of land use in the vicinity of Water Corporation wastewater treatment plants.

Mapping and analysis of land use capability for various land use types including grazing, cropping, horticulture (market gardens, orchards, vineyards) and tree plantations and carbon plantings.

Mapping and analysis of land degradation risks including water and wind erosion, nutrient export. salinity and waterlogging, local flooding.

Analysis of catchment and land use management risks and opportunities. Development of spatial tools for use by planners, farmers and land managers to help implement catchment planning and management.

A Farm Self Assessment Tool (Farm SAT) and best practices database for use by Tasmanian farmers. Issues addressed extend from land and water management to energy and carbon management.

Best practice environmental management databases for numerous clients and enterprises including grazing, cropping, horticulture (viticulture, orchards and market gardening) , horses and rural small holdings. Issues addressed include land and water management through to energy and carbon.

Land management unit information sheets linked to soil-landscape mapping units. These have been developed for the Brockman, Ellenbrook and Lake Warden catchments to support property scale implementation of catchment planning.

Database of best practices for planning and evaluating rural smallholdings and vineyard development. Targeted at State and local government planners and consultants.