Description
Land degradation: Australia’s most serious
environmental problem
Farmland degraded by erosion, salinity, soil
acidity or soil structure decline
Irrigated farmland flooded from beneath by
rising saline groundwater
Loss of plant and animal species
The keys to solving these problems start with
people on the land. Planning for Sustainable
Fanning shows land users how better to
understand their main, non-renewable resource.
The book works through a whole farm planning
process which blends conservation and production
using case studies from the renowned Potter
Farmland Plan and discusses its lessons for
agricultural extension.
It also offers detailed practical advice on:
how to prepare a whole farm plan
improving farm layout
how to treat land degradation
revegetation (including innovative sections on
establishing and protecting farm trees and shelter
design).
For farmers who want to leave their land in better
condition than they found it, the lessons of this
book are critical.
200 pages
Signed by the author with notation.
In good but well read condition. Minor colour change to pages and modest creasing to front and back cover. A sought after 1991 first edition.