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Types of citrus with the blue sticker and WA birthmark symbol

Citrus pests

18 December 2013

Find out more about the most common insect pests of citrus trees occurring in home gardens in Western Australia and their control using natural or low toxic chemical controls.

Maintaining livestock water quality on small landholdings

24 March 2014

Monitoring water quality and quantity is vital to sustain stock condition during summer and to prevent illness and possible death from toxic pollutants.

Cottony cushion scale on young citrus tree

Citrus pests, diseases and disorders

8 November 2013

Western Australia has a low prevalence of citrus pests and diseases compared to most other countries.

Preventing calf scours in beef herds

28 November 2013

‘Calf scours’ is when young calves develop diarrhoea and become dehydrated. The scour can be white, yellow, grey or blood-stained, and is often foul-smelling.

Citrus diseases

15 January 2014

This web article describes the most common diseases of citrus trees and their control using natural or low-toxic methods.

Pig with reddened ears showing signs of African swine fever. Used with permission of the Pirbright Institute

Emergency pig disease: African swine fever (ASF)

4 July 2014

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious virus that causes an often fatal disease in pigs and wild boar.

Canola response to plant density at Mingenew, 2014 trial report

7 October 2014

Seed of Roundup ready (RR) and hybrid varieties can be up to 30 times more expensive than retained seed of open pollinated (OP) triazine tolerant (TT) varieties, so getting the seed rate right is e

Canola response to plant density at Grass Patch, 2013 trial report

24 October 2014

This trial looked at the impact of plant density response in low rainfall canola. The trial found that birds preferentially attacked low density treatments and late maturing variety Hyola 450TT.

Canola response to plant density at Salmon Gums 2013 trial report

28 October 2014

This trial looked at plant density in low rainfall canola.

Establishing pasture for small landholders in Western Australia

25 October 2013

The quality of any new pasture will be a reflection of the time and preparation you devote to establishment.

A blood smear from a sheep with eperythrozoonosis. The large gaps between red cells indicate anaemia. The blue-stained organisms within the cells are M. ovis. Photo credit: Mark Bennett, Murdoch U

Eperythrozoonosis (E. ovis) in sheep

20 October 2014

Eperythrozoonosis is a disease in sheep and goats caused by the bacterium mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as eperythrozoon ovis).

A standard approach to poultry disease investigation

22 June 2015

This resource is a guide for veterinarians when investigating disease in poultry.

Retained canola seed options at Grass Patch 2013 trial report

12 December 2014

This trial investigated options for improving production from retained, hybrid and open pollinated canola seed; grading harder, buying new seed, increasing the seed rate, mixing retained and new se