Farm management

To support Western Australian farm businesses, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) provides farm planning workshops to build business skills, business capacity and a better understanding of the profit drivers in your business.

DAFWA also assists farm businesses and rural communities that are experiencing financial difficulty by supporting State and Federal assistance schemes that aim to build the ongoing financial resilience of our farm businesses.

Articles

Interest rates for the Farm Finance and Drought Concessional Loans Schemes

4 October 2018

Farm Finance (FFCLS) and Drought (DCLS) Concessional Loans Schemes were established and funded by the Australian Government and are administered on behalf of the Western Australian Government by th
Salt poisoning or water deprivation in pigs

26 February 2014

Salt poisoning or water deprivation in pigs can cause severe health problems, and in some cases it can become fatal.
Carbon farming: sheep reproduction and reducing methane emissions

20 November 2013

Mating ewes earlier (at 8 to 10 months of age) could enable farmers to reduce whole-farm methane production because this practice would reduce the number of adult ewes, which produce more methane.
What is soil organic carbon?

28 October 2013

Soil organic carbon is a measureable component of soil organic matter.
Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce sheep methane emissions

18 October 2013

Feed intake and methane emissions are influenced by the digestibility of the pasture and the concentration of plant secondary compounds such as tannins.
Carbon farming: selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions

18 October 2013

Selective breeding of sheep is an option for decreasing methane emissions. Through selection, methane production can be lowered per unit of feed intake.
Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce methane emissions from cattle

18 October 2013

Pastures that reduce methane emissions can be categorised into high quality grasses and legumes, and plants containing secondary metabolites such as tannins.
Carbon farming: reducing methane emissions from cattle using feed additives

18 October 2013

Feed additives or supplements can reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock.
Carbon farming: liquid biofuel as a replacement for fossil fuel

18 October 2013

Nearly all biofuel systems (mainly biodiesel and bioethanol) produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels (diesel and petrol derived from fossil oil).
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.