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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  • Cottony cushion scale on young citrus tree

    Citrus pests, diseases and disorders

    8 November 2013

    Western Australia has a low prevalence of citrus pests and diseases compared to most other countries.

  • MyCrop how to video series

    31 August 2016

    This series of video tutorials has been produced to provide advice about the best ways to monitor and sample crops to diagnose and overcome constraints to crop production.

  • Root disease under intensive cereal production systems

    10 December 2013

    Diseases that occur underground can be difficult to detect and diagnose but they must be identified correctly to enable appropriate control measures to be implemented.

  • CropCheck

    4 February 2014

    Monitoring your crop allows timely intervention to manage constraints, assess crop growth, target maximum crop yield and optimise grain quality and profitability.

  • Six potatoes of the White Star variety

    Washed ware potato policy review: draft pest categorisation

    14 November 2016

    The department is reviewing its policy in regards to the import of washed ware potatoes from other Australian states and territories.

  • Root lesion and burrowing nematodes: diagnosis and management

    10 December 2013

    Nematodes can feed on root tissues of a wide range of plant species and lead to root damage which can result in significant crop yield loss.

  • Russian wheat aphid

    Podcasts for the grains industry

    22 June 2016

    These podcasts are created to provide information to farmers and agronomists about relevant issues happening in crops in Western Australia.

  • Six potatoes of the White Star variety

    Ware potatoes: initiation of policy review

    5 January 2016

    The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia has initiated a policy review of the importation of washed ware potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) from other Australian states and terr

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