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

Frost risk – manage wheat variety and sowing time

14 December 2010

Wheat is highly susceptible to frost damage between ear emergence and flowering – often termed reproductive frost.
2019 canola variety guide for Western Australia

2 July 2014

The DPIRD Canola variety guide for Western Australia 2019 has been developed to assist growers compare canola varieties. It provides a summary of yield, oil and blackleg resistance of commercially
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
Summer weeds

17 January 2014

Summer weeds can rob subsequent crops of soil nitrogen and stored soil water. They can also reduce crop emergence by causing physical and/or chemical interference at seeding time.
Calculating harvesting losses

18 August 2017

Serious grain losses at harvest reduce the profitability of crops. Grain can be lost at a number of places during harvest.
Cropping after paddock fires

8 March 2022

Limiting erosion and stabilising your paddocks will be a priority after a fire.
Estimating crop yield

16 April 2014

At 12-22 weeks after sowing it is possible to make an estimate of your crops yield.
Claying to ameliorate soil water repellence

25 January 2011

Claying involves adding and incorporating clay-rich subsoil into water repellent topsoil to overcome the repellence.
FlowerPower

31 January 2012

FlowerPower is an online tool to predict cereal flowering dates (or cutting dates for oats) in your location.
Essentials for a successful wheat crop

1 September 2017

Variety choice and variety management are key factors for profitable wheat production and this 'essentials' guide provides a guide to assist with these decisions.