The Nyah West Landcare Group area is located in the northeast of the Mallee region. The major land use in the area is dryland cropping of cereals, wheat, barley, oats, canola, etc. There is some grazing of pastures (lucerne, saltbush) by sheep and cattle. There is also some intensive production of pigs, race horses (trotting and gallops) and squab pigeons for human consumption.