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There are many economic and financial implications that need to be considered when choosing a management option. These may include:

There are many economic and financial implications that need to be considered when choosing a management option. These may include:

People in the Bridgetown area are asked to look out for rainbow lorikeets and report any suspected sightings.

The Department of Agriculture and Food is reminding travellers of the importance of keeping out unwanted pests which could impact Western Australia’s agriculture industry, ahead of Anzac Centenary

Grain growers, agronomists and members of the community attending the Dowerin Machinery Field Days can use their smartphone to test a new mobile application (app) designed to deliver fast identific

Landholders planning to control wild dogs, foxes and emus have been urged to examine commercial bait supply sources and consider alternative options as soon as possible to ensure their control stra

Challenging supply chain conventions and cutting out the middle man could be a key to successful marketing, according to a senior economist from the Department of Agriculture and Food.

Educational trailers incorporating state-of-the-art technology have been developed to provide school children with a better understanding of agriculture and career opportunities in the sector.

Department of Agriculture and Food trials comparing how barley varieties compete against weeds, annual ryegrass and oats, will be detailed at upcoming field days.

Growers and agribusiness can access the latest oats industry information at the Oat Grain and Hay Spring Forum and Field Walk at York on Thursday 4 September.

Growers will have the opportunity to review a new approach to the selection of wheat varieties at this year’s Dowerin Field Days.

A group of Indonesian women are touring Western Australia to share farming experiences and gain a deeper understanding of the potential role for women in agriculture.

Grain growers are reminded to make close inspections of crops for anything unusual this season and report any suspect plant pests.

Young people in the South West were inspired to pursue a career in science and agriculture by the Growing Science Forum, held in Manjimup today. (Friday, 15 August)

More than 100 students travelled the pathway to agriculture at the Manjimup Horticultural Research Institute last week.

Latest crop agronomy research and demonstrations by the Department of Agriculture and Food were shared with growers at a recent field day hosted by the Northern Agri Group.

Barley growers, spoilt for choice with the release of several new malting and feed varieties, have been urged to do their research to decipher the optimal seed to sow.

Farm business managers can find out more about concessional interest rate loans at upcoming field day events in Dowerin, Newdegate and Mingenew.

The jujube industry in Western Australia is growing by about 25 per cent a year but faster growth is limited by available planting material, the International Horticultural Congress in Brisbane has

The Department of Agriculture and Food is asking the public to report sightings of declared pest, the rainbow lorikeet, in the Esperance area.

  

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