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Management Practices
Contour banks reduce the risk of soil erosion through water due to run-off from slopes.
Controling feral animals or weeds
The removal or eradication of feral animals and weeds from farm property
A farming system that permanently separates the traffic lanes from the soil in which the crop grows, and all equipment runs on the same track width.
Lucerne is a deep-rooted perennial crop
The addition of Nitrogen to production systems.
The addition of Phosphorus to production systems.
The addition of Potassium to production systems.
The addition of Lime to production systems.
Maintaining areas of conservation significance
To preserve and rehabilitate areas of conservation significance and by doing so maintain the biodiversity of that area.
Maintaining cover along drainage lines
Growing of vegetation along drainage lines.
Minimum tillage and direct drilling
Minimum tillage means reducing the number of times the paddock is plowed to a minimum. Direct drilling is where seed is drilled into the soil, with minimal or no disruption to the soil surface.
Monitoring of the quality of water on agricultural properties
Regularly monitor water tables
Regular monitoring of the condition/health (physical and chemical) of water tables.
The planting and establishment of trees and shrubs.
Testing/measuring of various aspects of soil (chemical/physical/biological)
A system where crops are planted in strips across the slope of the land.
