EditSummary:
Industry groups operating at the regional and local scales with an interest in salinity in the South West Catchments Council (SWCC) area
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| Type | Name | Contact | Notes |
 | Evergreen Farming | Contact:
Phone: +61 8 9475 0753
Mobile:
Email: pbl@consultag.com.au | Evergreen Farming is a farmer-driven group that aims to achieve sustainable Green Farms all Year Round throughout the agricultural regions of Southern Australia. Through many years of applied research, demonstrations and trials on perennial pastures, Evergreen Farming has shown that perennials can substantially increase farm profitability and also combat water-logging, salinity and erosion. |
| | Saltland Pastures Association | Contact:
Phone: +61 8 9865 1205
Mobile:
Email: spa@agric.wa.gov.au | |
| | BestFarms | Contact:
Phone: (08) 9765 1555
Mobile:
Email: kirstenm@westnet.com.au | The Blackwood Basin Group developed the BestFarms EMS project in 2002 to help landholders identify and manage environmental impacts on their properties, such as salinity, water quality and soil improvement. |
| | Evergraze | Contact:
Phone: (08) 9892 8475
Mobile:
Email: psanford@agric.wa.gov.au | EverGraze is developing and testing new farming systems in different environments across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia. The target is to increase profits of sheep and cattle enterprises by up to 50 percent and at the same time improve water management, use of perennials, biodiversity and soil health. |
| | Trees South West | Contact:
Phone: (08) 97806100
Mobile: 041 792 5515
Email: loffer@agric.wa.gov.au | Trees South West aims to encourage the commercial growing of trees on farms. Trees South West is a partnership of industry & government based representatives committed to the development and promotion of farm forestry. We cover the South West Catchment�s Council region. We facilitate communication between landholders, industry and government at local, state and federal levels. Our membership includes farmers, industry ( from planting to processing), State and Local Government. |