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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  • Fertiliser being spread on pasture from the trailer of a tractor - side view

    Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils of Western Australia

    13 November 2013

    Nitrous oxide, a highly active greenhouse gas, is released from pastures and crops using nitrogen fertilisers.

  • photograph showing automated gas chamber - open - measuring greenhouse gas emissions from a field of canola

    Soil organic carbon and carbon sequestration in Western Australia

    6 November 2013

    A large amount of carbon is stored in soils – mostly as soil organic matter – and there is interest in sequestering more atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in soil organic carbon (SOC) to

  • Climate change in the Dalwallinu area, Western Australia

    30 August 2016

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development provides this agri-climate profile of historical and projected climate information to support farm business managers in their response

  • Healthy green carrot crop growing in a paddock

    Climate change and horticulture in Western Australia

    1 April 2016

    Climate change will affect horticultural production in Western Australia (WA) in a number of ways, and the effects will depend on location, soil type, crop type and management.

  • Harvesting wheat

    Climate change and broadacre cropping in Western Australia

    30 March 2016

    Climate change in south-west Western Australia (WA) is a reality – temperatures have increased, annual rainfall has decreased, and climate variability has increased.

  • claying

    Carbon farming: claying to increase soil carbon content in Western Australia

    18 November 2013

    Spreading clay on light, sandy soils helps to increase soil water holding capacity, retain nutrients and overcome water repellence.

  • Photograph of a canola field with a stunning cloudy sky backdrop.

    Seasonal climate information

    14 November 2013

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development provides up-to-date information about the coming season and its potential impacts on cropping and agriculture.

  • Potential yield tool

    9 March 2016

    The potential yield tool uses seasonal rainfall and decile finishes, calculated from historical data, to calculate the maximum wheat yield possible in the absence of any other constraints.

  • Ben Biddulph frost research

    Extreme weather events tool

    2 August 2016

    The extreme weather events tool uses data from DPIRD's extensive weather station network to map air temperatures, relative humidity, dew point, Delta T and wet bulb, either below or above a specifi

  • Soil water tool

    9 June 2015

    Plant available soil water graphs show the amount of soil water accumulated from the start of summer (1 November) through the grain growing season and can be used as a tool in the seasonal decision

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