Landholders who have paddocks with low levels of ground cover have been encouraged to take action sooner rather than later to minimise the impact of wind erosion.
The border controls outlined below for Johne’s disease (JD) susceptible stock entering Western Australia will be implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) on
Research into how climate change affects dryland cropping in Western Australia (WA) has focused on wheat as the major state crop, in area sown and value.
The Western Australian Beef Commentary is a biannual publication detailing market insights and the status of Western Australia's (WA) beef industry, including production and export statistics. The...
To assist the recovery of communities whose social, financial and economic well-being has been severely affected by a natural disaster, the State Government has established the Western Australia Na
The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia assesses pastoral condition in order to provide advice on planning and managing grazing pressure on leases, and to report to the Pastoral L
Frost risk occurs virtually every year across southern and eastern agricultural regions. Actual occurrence of frost is determined by location and landscape factors as well as climate.
As part of the National Frost Initiative (NFI), in 2014 and 2015 the Advancing profitable farming systems - frost risk management project investigated the impact of farming practices and products o
The national project, Determining yield under frost – one degree at a time, aims to determine the relationship between the level of floret induced sterility (FIS) and yield loss in wheat.
Canola is most susceptible to frost damage from flowering to the clear watery stage (approximately 60% moisture). Plants frequently recover from frost at early flowering by producing more flowers.
This pasture condition guide for the Kimberley rangelands in Western Australia describes the region's 17 most common pasture types — by soil group and dominant plants — with a description of pastor
