Crops

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development continues to support the growth and international competitiveness of all crop industries in Western Australia.

With a 2400 kilometre span from its tropical north to its temperate south, WA supports a broad range of cropping industries from rain-fed winter cereals through to irrigated horticultural crops.

In the 2012/13 year the WA cropping industries exported a total of $3.9 billion which comprised: $3.1 billion of cereals, $859 million of pulses, pastures and oilseeds, $142 million of horticultural crops. The major contributors to these exports were wheat ($2.7 billion), canola ($756 million), barley ($377 million), lupins ($42 million), carrots at $48 million, oats ($12 million), and strawberries at $5.5 million.

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  • Western Australian oat industry

    1 November 2013

    The oat industry delivers nearly $200 million to the state economy each year through oats for human consumption and feed.

  • Harvest

    Underground storage of grain

    14 October 2013

    Some time ago several Western Australian farmers have stored grain underground with minimal deterioration for up to 11 years.

  • Grain storage: maintaining grain quality

    14 April 2015

    Grain stored on farms for seed or livestock feed is an important investment. Protecting the grain from insect attack can be regarded as an exercise in income protection.

  • Milling oats

    2018 Oat variety guide for Western Australia

    12 December 2016

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's 2018 Oat Variety Guide provides a comparison of grain yield, grain quality, hay yield, hay quality, herbicide tolerance and disease r

  • Close-up of plump, bright oat grain.

    Bannister: a milling quality oat for Western Australia

    24 September 2012

    Bannister is a high yielding oat with milling quality and wide adaptation for Western Australia. It was tested as WAOAT2354 and released in March 2012.

  • The foreground shows a trial plot of Williams oats at early pannicle emergence. The crop is green against a background of an overcast day after a shower of rain. The crop is still wet and on the horizon more clouds are forming behind low hills.

    Williams: a milling quality oat for Western Australia

    28 October 2013

    Williams is a milling oat variety which was released in September 2013. It is a mid-tall, high yielding line with an improved disease resistance profile compared to current varieties.

  • Spring growth of an oat crop in York 2013

    Oats: seeding and establishment

    28 November 2013

    Cultural practices from paddock preparation to seeding rate and sowing date help promote plant establishment and survival.

  • Rows of windrowed hay in paddocks ready for baling

    Oats: hay quality for export and domestic markets

    29 November 2013

    The oaten hay market in Western Australia has developed significantly in recent years.

  • An eye level picture of a green oat crop with pannicles fully emerged. The foreground is focussed on pannicles.

    Oats: essentials

    1 November 2013

    Oats in Western Australia are grown for grain, hay, grazing or silage. Each year between 250 000 and 350 000 hectares are sown for grain production, and 113 000 hectares for hay production.

  • UAN spray damage in wheat

    Diagnosing foliar nutrient damage in cereals

    28 November 2013

    Post-emergent (mainly sprayed) fertiliser can cause leaf scorching, but affected plants recover without any yield loss.

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