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27 April 2022 Deep ripping the right soil can pay off this season, despite fuel prices
12 April 2022 Check plants for blueberry rust

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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Agriculture and Food division is committed to growing and protecting WA's agriculture and food sector.

Head office

1 Nash Street
Perth WA 6000

Postal

Locked Bag 4 Bentley Delivery Centre
WA 6983

ABN

18 951 343 745

Contact us

Telephone: +61 (0)8 9368 3333
Fax: +61 (0)8 9474 2405
Emergency Animal Diseases: 1800 675 888
Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS):
+61 (0)8 9368 3080
Email: enquiries@agric.wa.gov.au
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Climate, land & water

  • Climate & weather
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  • Land use
    • Land use planning
    • High rainfall pastures
    • Rangelands
    • Carbon farming
    • Small landholders in Western Australia
  • Water
    • Water management
  • Resource assessment
    • Assessment for agricultural expansion
    • Report card on conditions and trends
  • Soils
    • Managing soils
    • Managing dryland salinity
    • Identifying WA soils
    • Measuring and assessing soils

Crops

  • Grains
    • Wheat
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    • Canola
    • Lupins
    • Oats
    • Pulses
    • Grains research & development
    • Genetic modification
  • Horticulture
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    • Nursery & cutflowers
    • Vegetables
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    • Cotton
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  • Pastures
    • Pasture establishment
    • Pasture management
    • Pasture species
  • Production & postharvest
    • Breeding & varieties
    • Sowing
    • Soil management
    • Plant nutrition
    • Irrigation
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Livestock & animals

  • Livestock management
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    • Meat quality
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  • Animal welfare

Pests, weeds & diseases

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  • Control methods
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  • Weeds
    • Pest plants
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Agribusiness Food & Trade

  • Export services
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  • Food & beverages
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Biosecurity & quarantine

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  • Emergency response
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  • Initiatives
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    • Protecting WA crops
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  • Services
    • APIs for Developers
    • DDLS - Animal pathology
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    • DDLS - Plant pathology
    • DDLS - Seed testing and certification
    • Indigenous landholders service
    • Maps and data
    • Pest & disease information service
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  • Tools
    • Barley diagnostic tool
    • Extreme weather events tool
    • Fertiliser calculator
    • FlowerPower
    • Irrigate WA
    • MyPestGuide
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    • PestFax map
    • PestFax Reporter
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