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Mango fruit produced in the Perth area is seasonally the latest in Australia and receives high prices in WA and interstate.

Nitrogen (N) deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in wheat.

Using tillage to incorporate lime improves the rates of reaction and increases subsurface pH sooner than spreading lime on the surface alone.

At Yuna, frost in September affected grain yield and quality of the short maturity varieties but not the longer maturing varieties Magenta and Calingiri.

The following information is a summary of the presentation 'Farm machinery – understanding the true cost and getting the best value out of machinery' delivered by department economists at the 2015

This trial looked at plant density in low rainfall canola.

Most canola had acceptable losses prior to harvest, even with delayed harvest. The greatest proportion of losses occurred at harvest.

In a 2014 trial, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) concluded that it was not worth re-seeding canola.

Yield response to applied nitrogen (N) in lower rainfall areas is often relatively low and may also reduce oil.