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for the children of farm employees and local residents since 1982. In 2018, the school, which is operated by the Northern Territory Government, had a total enrolment of 12 students and a teaching staff of three.
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and covering an area of approximately 100 km, the site spanned three major soil types of the Top End of the Northern Territory — Blain, Tippera and Florina soil types.
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Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 17:724-727. "Response of steers to dry season supplementation on improved pastures." (1977).
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experiments, with its main research activity beginning in the 1960s and continuing until the break-up of the site into development farms in the 1980s.
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Research from the site is mainly documented in scientific journal papers and annals of the NTA. Among the researchers on the site have been
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The Douglas-Daly Research Farm has been the site of an official weather station since January 1968.
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A historical overview of agricultural research at Douglas Daly Research Farm (1960s-2010)
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Climate data for Douglas River Research Farm (sic), Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory
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The climate is hot-humid tropical with a distinct six-month dry season and an annual
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Douglas-Daly
Northern Territory
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13°50′04″S 131°10′59″E / 13.8345°S 131.1831°E / -13.8345; 131.1831
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Department of Primary Industry and Resources
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Douglas-Daly Experiment Station is located in Northern Territory
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Daly Rivers
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