Darwin District The 2017/18 pasture growth was similar to the long-term median 41% of the district has been burnt since 1 July 2018 58% of the district had a high fire risk as at 1 September 2018 Pasture Growth (Past 12 Months) as at 1 September 2018 In a typical wet season, pasture growth in the Darwin region tends to be limited by available soil nitrogen rather than soil moisture. Therefore, a poor wet season may not generally affect the total quantity of pasture grown on upland country. As at 1 September 2018 (% of district) <1,000kg/ha 1,000 - 2,000kg/ha 2,000 - 3,000kg/ha >3,000kg/ha 2018/19 Pasture Growth 100% 0% 0% 0% Total Standing Dry Matter 65% 29% 5% 1% Median Pasture Growth (kg/ha) (Running Total) Current Estimated Total Standing Dry Matter Growth Relative to Long Term (September 2017 – September 2018) Chance of Exceeding Median Pasture Growth (September 2018 – November 2018)
Katherine District The 2017/18 pasture growth was similar to the long-term median for the district as a whole, but some locations did get much better growth than others 20% of the district has been burnt since 1 July 2018 79% of the district had a high fire risk as at 1 September 2018 Pasture Growth (Past 12 Months) as at 1 September 2018 As at 1 September 2018 (% of district) <1,000kg/ha 1,000 - 2,000kg/ha 2,000 - 3,000kg/ha >3,000kg/ha 2018/19 Pasture Growth 100% 0% 0% 0% Total Standing Dry Matter 34% 49% 16% 1% Median Pasture Growth (kg/ha) (Running Total) Current Estimated Total Standing Dry Matter Growth Relative to Long Term (September 2017 – September 2018) Chance of Exceeding Median Pasture Growth (September 2018 – November 2018)
Victoria River District 2017/18 pasture growth was similar to the median but quite a lot lower than 2016/17 95% of the district had a high fire risk as at 1 September 2018 Pasture Growth (Past 12 Months) as at 1 September 2018 As at 1 September 2018 (% of district) <1,000kg/ha 1,000 - 2,000kg/ha 2,000 - 3,000kg/ha >3,000kg/ha 2018/19 Pasture Growth 100% 0% 0% 0% Total Standing Dry Matter 22% 40% 19% 19% Median Pasture Growth (kg/ha) (Running Total) Current Estimated Total Standing Dry Matter Growth Relative to Long Term (September 2017 – September 2018) Chance of Exceeding Median Pasture Growth (September 2018 – November 2018)
Gulf District 2017/18 pasture growth was similar to the median but lower than 2016/17 100% of the district had a high fire risk as at 1 September 2018 Pasture Growth (Past 12 Months) as at 1 September 2018 As at 1 September 2018 (% of district) <1,000kg/ha 1,000 - 2,000kg/ha 2,000 - 3,000kg/ha >3,000kg/ha 2018/19 Pasture Growth 100% 0% 0% 0% Total Standing Dry Matter 15% 48% 20% 17% Median Pasture Growth (kg/ha) (Running Total) Current Estimated Total Standing Dry Matter Growth Relative to Long Term (September 2017 – September 2018) Chance of Exceeding Median Pasture Growth (September 2018 – November 2018)
Northern Alice Springs District 2017/18 pasture growth was slightly lower than the long-term median and very much lower than 2016/17 Very little winter pasture growth has occurred in the district and now there are areas that are showing below-average growth over the past 12 months (lowest 20-30% of years) Less than 1% of the district has been burnt since 1 July 2018 99% of the district had a high fire risk as at 1 September 2018 Pasture Growth (Past 12 Months) as at 1 September 2018 As at 1 September 2018 (% of district) <250kg/ha 250 - 500kg/ha 500 - 1,000kg/ha >1,000kg/ha 2018/19 Pasture Growth 100% 0% 0% 0% Total Standing Dry Matter 2% 6% 36% 56% Median Pasture Growth (kg/ha) (Running Total) Current Estimated Total Standing Dry Matter Growth Relative to Long Term (September 2017 – September 2018) Chance of Exceeding Median Pasture Growth (September 2018 – November 2018)