Regional and Seasonal content

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The current rainfall outlook for the South West Land Division (SWLD) from November 2024 to January 2025 shows mixed results: half of the climate models indicate neutral chances of exceeding median...

•    Electric weed control found to be a viable alternative to herbicide options
•    Meet crop protection team member – Danae Warden

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) (Tobamovirus fructirugosum) is a highly-contagious plant virus that affects tomato, capsicum and chilli.

In the market for supplies of pasture seed this year?

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease primarily affecting pigs and horses.

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Western Australia is free of some diseases that are endemic to other areas in Australia.

The inaugural Western Australian Craft Beer Strategy is a 10-year roadmap to grow the State’s craft beer sector. The industry-led strategy aims to boost production, with the ambitious goal of tripl

Powdery mildew found in canola
Native budworm caterpillar numbers still rising in central and southern agricultural regions 
Do you use the PestFacts WA map?

FEED365 is a four-year project (2021–2025) under the SheepLinks program that engages sheep producers and allied industries to re-design livestock forage systems for grazing

Avoid snail contamination at harvest
Distinguishing armyworm from other caterpillars in cereal crops 
Native budworm caterpillar numbers have increased in canola, pulse and wheat crops ...

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act) provides the authority for regulations to be made for the erection and maintenance of barrier fences as a means of controlling

Biosecurity Blitz has been enhanced with a 30 day challenge to bolster community surveillance and help protect Western Australia’s important agriculture and fisheries industries from exotic pests,

We’re asking WA residents to send us photos of any critters, insects, plant disease symptoms or weeds you spot between 16 October – 16 November.

A statutory review of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act) has been completed. The review was conducted by an independent 6-member panel to support independence an

DPIRD’s Shoestring Digital program assists small-to-medium enterprises to implement low cost, low risk digital solutions to address business constraints and opportunities.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Diagnostics and Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Animal Pathology, Western Australia (formerly DAFWA Animal Health Laboratories) provides a

The Insect Collection database (ICDb) is a catalogue of the Department of Agriculture and Food Insect Reference Collection (about 200 000 specimens).

The agricultural sector is a key driver of economic activity in the Wyndham-East Kimberley region with the untapped potential of the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) presenting a unique opportunity

Mind chemical withholding periods for native budworm sprays
Smuts in cereals – this year and going forward

  

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