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

Future Drought Fund

29 June 2021

Across Australia, $100 million will be invested annually in projects to strengthen drought resilience. These projects will:
Agriculture Climate Resilience Fund forum

20 December 2021

The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC convened a forum at the Muresk Institute to discuss priorities for the Agriculture Climate Resilience Fund.
Soil Systems Master Class

20 December 2021

DPIRD delivers a series of free Soil Systems Master Classes to help farming businesses become more resilient, profitable and sustainable, while capturing carbon opportunities.
Western Australia’s rural support services

7 October 2015

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) provides this information to help people in the rural areas of Western Australia find the support and assistance they need to d
Rural Business Development Corporation (RBDC)

6 November 2013

The role of the Rural Business Development Corporation (RBDC) is to properly and fairly administer assistance schemes for the rural sector on behalf of the State and delivers other services for the
Harvesting, packing and storing bananas in the ORIA

26 February 2014

For bananas on the Ord River Irrigation Area, length of time to emergence and harvesting depend on air temperature, planting time and sucker management.
Banana diseases in the Ord River Irrigation Area

26 February 2014

The ORIA is free of major banana diseases found in the Northern Territory and Queensland, such as Panama disease and black sigatoka.
Planting bananas and risk management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Higher banana plant densities are used in the Ord River Irrigation Area than other growing areas to modify canopy microclimates.
Propagation of bananas

25 February 2014

Tissue culture is the best method for propagating bananas. It ensures they are true to type and free from pests and diseases.
Banana irrigation and soil water management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Bananas need a lot of water to grow well. To irrigate the crop efficiently you need to measure soil water content.