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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  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Rainfall to date tool for Western Australia

    12 September 2014

    Rainfall to date graphs show the amount of rainfall accumulated from the start of the grain growing season and can be used as a tool in the seasonal decision-making process.

  • Muresk Institute General Manager Prue Jenkins and Dr Mark Sweetingham, Department of Agriculture and Food, are looking forward to the establishment the State Soil Archive at Northam.

    Boosting Grains Research and Development - Royalties for Regions

    20 August 2014

    Through targeted grains research and development (R&D), the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Boosting Grains Research and Development project aims to increase

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    Carbon farming management options in Western Australia

    13 November 2013

    The aim of carbon farming is to sequester more carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of Australia's response to climate change.

  • Frost ID Guide front cover with frozen wheat spikes at booting and flowering barley and oats

    DPIRD Frost identification guide for cereals

    19 July 2018

    This guide has been published to assist cereal growers to identify frost damage and consider crop management decisions.

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions for WA Agriculture

    7 June 2021

    Each year the Federal Government estimates the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and reports by sector via the National GHG Inventory.

  • Research officer Ben Biddulph standing amongst a wheat crop

    Impact of frost on cereal varieties

    17 January 2014

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Research Officer Ben Biddulph was interviewed by reporter Debra Bishop for a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Gro

  • DPIRD Frost field walk

    2018 Frost trials and seasonal information

    17 April 2018

    This page hosts the 2018 frost trial information, handy project resources and the frost severity maps (from August).

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