Ovine Observer Issue number # 94 December 2021
In this issue:
1. Proximity sensors provide an effective, accurate and cheap alternative for measuring dam pedigree of lambs in Australian sheep flocks
2. DXA calibration at WAMMCO, Katanning
3. WA NLIS Sheep and Goat advisory group established
4. Optional sheep...
The crop sowing guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia.
Ovine Observer Issue number # 93 September 2021
In this issue:
1. Inheritance of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment
2. Tools to reduce the risk of flystrike in sheep on your farm
3. Southern WA sheep reproductive rates based on...
Resilience and sustainability were key themes at this year’s Western Australian Horticulture Update (WAHU2021) hosted by DPIRD on 4 November at Optus Stadium.
Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus) is a small beetle native to Southeast Asia that tunnels into the trunks, stems and branches of trees and plants.
Producers in the West Midlands region are reminded to closely monitor sandy soils, as conditions from the 2021 season continue to create groundcover challenges in 2022.
Common Urnisa or sand grasshopper (Urnisa guttulosa), can be found in a variety of habitats from sparsely vegetated sandy slopes and flats to scrubby wasted areas with weedy vegetation and leaf litter.
The Primary Industries Development Research Highlights 2021 showcases the breadth and depth of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s research and development activities over the past several years.
Many exotic insect pests, not established in Western Australia (WA), are expert stowaways!
These destructive pests love to hide and ride and can cross our borders undetected in shipping containers and freight, as well as anything imported.
American serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii) is a tiny fly whose larvae damages plants by tunnelling (mining) through leaf tissue.
