ARCHIVED PROJECTS
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
This projects aims to engage with community to help protect the shorebirds that breef, feed and loaf on the estuary from human disturbance, especially during the peak tourist season.
The GRDC invested in a late sown cereal project in 2022 led by Stirlings to Coast Farmers and collaborating with South East Premium Wheat growers Association (SEPWA), and the Fitzgerald Biosphere Group (FBG). Nutrien Ag Solutions are also partners in the project and will grow and manage replicated trials at two sites in the Albany Port Zone.
The falling numbers test conducted on wheat assists in identifying its quality for bread-making. Low falling numbers result in down grading of wheat at receival. This is a critical issue for all growers in WA with varieties exhibiting different propensities for low falling numbers.