Effectiveness of Current Farming Systems in the Control of Dryland Salinity

Glen Walker, Mat Gilfedder and John Williams

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Salinity

The way it was...

Changing the natural conditions

There is too much leakage

Leakage

Leakage below farming systems

Grazing systems
Cropping systems
Agroforestry systems
Plantation forestry
Agriculture on saline land

Leakage varies throughout the Basin

Leakage for several case studies

Liverpool Plains
Wagga Wagga
Burkes Flat
Mallee

Managing salinity

What are we aiming to achieve?

Conclusions

Acknowledgements and Further Reading

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