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.

Articles

Fall armyworm in Western Australia

13 February 2020

The fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a plant pest that can damage a wide variety of crops.
Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS)

15 October 2013

The Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) provides advisory and identification services on animal and plant pests, weeds and diseases that impact Western Australia's agriculture and food ind
Aphid feeding damage to cereal crops

14 February 2011

Adult and nymph aphids suck sap with large populations limiting grain yield and size, especially winter and spring infestations.
Identification of aphids in lupin crops

13 December 2012

Aphids reduce yields by direct feeding damage which causes flower and pod abortion and occassionally plant death in lupins.
Russian wheat aphid: production pest

7 October 2013

Russian wheat aphid is a major production pest of wheat, barley and oat crops.
Primary Industries Development 2020 Research Trials Map

22 January 2018

In 2020 the Department is conducting over 300 Grains Research trials across the state from Kununurra in the north to Esperance in the south.
Management of aphids in Western Australian lupin crops

13 December 2012

The extent of damage varies between seasons, but losses can be severe in years that favour aphid population development.
Management and economic thresholds for native budworm

12 February 2014

Native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) is a major pest of pulse and canola crops in the south west of Western Australia.
Management of European earwig

20 February 2014

The European earwig (Forficula auricularia) is native to Europe and has been in Australia from the mid-1850s.
Will anything repel conical snails?

30 March 2020

No treatment in this trial effectively repelled small conical snails.

No treatment caused significant mortality of conical snails over 21 days when compared to the nil treatment.