Dryland Salinity

Dry land Salinity Dry land salinity is a major problem that farmers face throughout parts of Australia. Salinity is when salt rises to the surface due to waterlogged ground which cause the water table to rise bring up salt with it. Once the salt reaches the grounds surface the soil becomes almost useless to the farmer. Yet there is prevention and solutions. How to prevent and manage salinity is being taught to farmers. This is …

…become a problem throughout Australia, including around this Moree area, yet there are solutions and management strategies to help prevent salinity. Opportunity growing and the use of Lucerne are probably the two most effective ways of reducing the chance of salinity. We already know a lot about salinity but more research is needed, which is happening now to find better ways of managing the problem of dry land salinity and to prevent water table rising.