1. SPA Newsletters were published quarterly and sent to all paid up members. Below is an archive of all available newsletters.

SPA Newsletter 08 (359 KB)

March 2005

SPA Newsletter 09 (794 KB)

July 2005

SPA Newsletter 10 (872 KB)

September 2005

SPA Newsletter 11 (1163 KB)

December 2005

SPA Newsletter 12 (718 KB)

March 2006

SPA Newsletter 13 (2213 KB)

June 2006

SPA Newsletter 14 (1360 KB)

September 2006

SPA Newsletter 15 (1154 KB)

December 2006

SPA Newsletter 16 (1283 KB)

March 2007

SPA Newsletter 17 (1273 KB)

June 2007

SPA Newsletter 18 (1951 KB)

September 2007

SPA Newsletter 19 (2227 KB)

December 2007

SPA Newsletter 20 (1872 KB)

March 2008

SPA Newsletter 21 (1096 KB)

June 2008

SPA Newsletter 22 (1635 KB)

September 2008

SPA Newsletter 23 (1599 KB)

December 2008

SPA Newsletter 24 (694 KB)

March 2009

SPA Newsletter 25 (1775 KB)

June 2009

SPA Newsletter 26 (1292 KB)

September 2009

SPA Newsletter 27 (1082 KB)

December 2009

SPA Newsletter 28 (1780 KB)

March 2010

SPA Newsletter 29 (final) (2910 KB)

Final Newsletter produced before disbanding in October 2010

Newsletters 1-7 currently unavailable

SPA Perennial Pasture Companions Booklet (13554 KB)

Farm-based case studies and demonstrations for productive perennial saltland pasture establishment and management across Western Australia - by the Saltland Pastures Association, WA EverGreen Farming and the WA Lucerne Growers Assocation.

Individual Case Studies extracted from booklet

SPA-Direct seeding of saltbush (191 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks how Greg & Camille Tippet, farming near Shackleton in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia, have tackled their salt problems with saltbush.

SPA-Linking the tried & proven with new breakthroughs in saltland productivity and utilisation (125 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks at how Tony York is always trying to integrate new saltland research into his farming system. Tony's property, 'Anameka Farms' is near Tammin in the heart of Western Australia's wheatbelt. It is also in one of WA's most 'saline shires'!

SPA-Looking far afield to deal with our production challenges (94 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks at Cameron & Teresa Tubby and their farm at Canna, 40km north of Morowa in Western Australia's northern wheatbelt.

SPA-Productive options for saline and waterlogged land (173 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks at what Greg & Nathan Astbury have done on their 2200ha property near Narrogin. Saltbush and fencing for regeneration have been the focus for the 200ha of salt affected land.

SPA-Turning flat, waterlogged land into a productive system (182 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks at what Chris English has done on his farm near Wagin, Western Australia, where he has looked at turning a previously non-productive barley grass paddock subjected to seasonal waterlogging into a productive system with salt-tolerant species.

SPA-Using saltbush & perennials to make the most from our land (177 KB)

Extracted from the Saltland Pastures Association "Perennial Pasture Companions" booklet - this Case Study looks at how Ian Walsh has tackled salinity at the foothills of the Stirling Ranges near Cranbrook. Ian is now looking at his saltland as a resource rather than a problem and is introducing saltland pastures and perennials into their farming system.

- Richard George

       WA salinity trends  (14:14 mins)  

       Recent changes in WA wheatbelt salinity  (12:07 min)  

       Impacts of treatments on salinity management (10:47 min) 

- Hayley Norman

       Economics of establishing saltland pastures (9:23 min)  

      Animal nutrition on saltland

      Management of saltland grazing systems (6:44 min) 

- Ed Barrett-Lennard

       Dryland salinity - An introduction to managing saline land (10:22 min)   

       Measuring salinity  (7:37 min) 

       Waterlogging and salinity interactions (14:24 min) 

       Zones of salinity impact  (12:56 min)  

- Phil Nichols

     Low rainfall saltland legumes and pasture  (14:18 min) 

     High rainfall saltland legumes and pasture  (15:08 min)  

7. Video Case Studies

- Glenice Batchelor- Tammin

  The aim of the SPA video series (0:43 min)

  Saltland pastures - making the difference (4:48 min)

- Rob McTaggart - Mingenew

     Blue bush production on saline land - overview (5:47 min)

     Blue bush production in tough years (1:56 min)

     Blue bush - the science (1:21 min)

     Blue bush - indicators of environmental balance (0.59 min)

- Cameron Tubby - Canna

     Drought proofing your property - options (2:57 min)

     New farming options in dry cropping zones (4:02 min)

     Using saline land profitably an integrated approach (3:03 min)

- John and Di Pickford - West Woodanilling

     Exciting potential of saltland pastures (5:13 min)

     The importance of understorey in saltland pastures (5:29 min)

      Lots of benefits with saltland pastures (1:19 min)

      A dramatic transformation on saline land (2:48 min)

      Deferred grazing demonstration on saltland pastures (3:30 min)

- Graydn Wilcox - West Woodanilling

     Pastures in saline valley floors  (4:44 min) 

     Grazing management on saltland (3:06 min)

     Tips for direct seeding of saltbush (2:28 min)

     Fertilizer management on saltland pastures (1:39 min)

     Unmeasured benefits of saltland pastures (2:09 min)

     Tips for grazing management of saltland pastures (7:27 min)

     Tips for site selection and establishment of saltland pastures (3:44 min)

- Rob and Caroline Rex - Wagin

     A new way to improve soil health (4:47 min)

     What we're learning from cell grazing on saltland pastures (6:05 min)

     Getting it right for perennial pastures from the start   (2:37 min)    

     Benefits of perennials in cell grazing (5:09 min)

     Cell grazing infrastructure and management (5:10 min)

- Ian Walsh - Cranbrook

   Making the most from all our land (5:34 min)

   Our perennial plant mix on saline land (5:55 min)

     with Justin Hardy

    The bigger picture of perennials on saline land (3:37 min)

- Sam Lehman - Cranbrook

   Good reasons to choose kikuyu (2:46 min)

     with Ruhi Ferdowsian

    The case for phase cropping (5:12 min)

    Perennial pastures versus trees (2:11 min)

- John Paul Collins

    Economics of saltland pastures - Cranbrook  (2:56 min)

    Economics of saltland pastures - West Woodanilling (6:14 min)

- Glen Oliver - East Cranbrook

    Using perennials to control shallow water tables (4:08 min)

    Machinery for planting perennials (1:24 min)

    Perennials to lower the water table - lucerne and TWG (4:05 min)

    Paddock management trade-offs in a mixed saltland pasture (3:34 min)

    Balancing the hydrology - crops and perennials (3:27 min)

    Improved soil stability and water use with veldt grass and kikuyu (1:28 min)

- Graham Jones - Ongerup

    Changing the production system with perennials on saltland (4:38 min)

    The pasture alternative to sheoaks- value of phase cropping cereals and lucerne (4:07 min)

    A return to profit - watertable control with lucerne (3:26 min)

- Bernie Driscoll - Ballidu

     Saltbush in our farming system (5:34 min)

     Direct seeding of saltbush (5:19 min)

     Grazing warnings - grazing saltland pastures too early leads to plant loss (2:22 min)
   
- Craig McAndrew - Trayning

    Block planting of saltbush (5:12 min)

    Grazing and cropping opportunities with saltbush (3:42 min)

- Tony York - Tammin

    Converting bare cropping ground to productive grazing (3:48 min)

    Keys to making blue bush work for us (3:15 min)  

    New ways of improving saltland pastures potential (3:01 min)

    Improving the productivity of livestock on saltland pastures (1:37 min)

- Greg Tippet - Shackelton

    Direct seeding saltbush at Shackelton (1:34 min)

    Feedlotting sheep on saltbush (0:59 min)
   

- Murray Clement - Kellerberrin

    Controlling iceplant in saltbush (5:29 min)

    Improving growth and palatability with fertiliser (1:42 min)

    Saltland pasture and barley trials (5:33 min)

    Lowering the watertable with saltbush proves productive (0:55 min)

    The value of saltbush in improving land  (0:44 min)

There are a small number of hard copies of some of the above material available. To enquire about their availability please contact:
        John Paul Collins
        Development Officer
        Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia - Katanning Office
        Phone: 08-9821 3333
        Email: john.collins@agric.wa.gov.au