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The following resources have been produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to assist veterinarians in selecting and preparing samples and conducting livesto

Heavy infestation of aphids caused significant yield loss to canola in a high rainfall environment

By following this guide, you can estimate the amount of water stored in a dam, and how evaporation and water for livestock, spraying and other uses will affect water reserves.

Leaf spot diseases affecting wheat in Western Australia are septoria nodorum blotch, yellow spot and septoria tritici blotch.

Under biosecurity legislation, any item that poses a biosecurity risk should be referred to quarantine inspectors for assessment.

The Department of  Primary Industries and Regional Development, through Quarantine WA, enforces quarantine laws that must be considered if you plan to move to WA.

Spreading clay on light, sandy soils helps to increase soil water holding capacity, retain nutrients and overcome water repellence.

Green or brown manuring is the practice of returning plant material to a soil to increase soil organic matter, improve soil fertility and reduce weeds.

Western Australia has a well-deserved reputation for producing healthy livestock that are free of diseases and residues that could harm human health or damage our markets.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supports the growth of Western Australia's agrifood sector in four key areas: markets, productivity, profitability and people.

This page provides links to information on the constraints and characteristics of each soil group, soil profile images and maps showing where soil groups are located in Western Australia.

The whole farm nutrient mapping procedure described here applies to pastures in the greater than 600mm rainfall zone of south-west Western Australia.

This trial investigated better matching canola varieties in the northern agricultural region to sowing time to see if yields could be increased.

Precision sowing, by placing the seeds at equal distances apart has improved yields with lupins in the northern agricultural region.

The Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) supports the growth of the state's agrifood sector in four key areas: markets, productivity, profitability and people.   Funded by the state governmen

Pastures that reduce methane emissions can be categorised into high quality grasses and legumes, and plants containing secondary metabolites such as tannins.

This trial investigated if feeding damage caused by cabbage aphid causes yield loss in canola. The trial was established to re-investigate management guidelines for aphid colonies in canola.

The Podguard line AN14R9012 appears to be a viable option for direct harvesting and delayed harvesting of canola.

In the trial series at Grass Patch, Ballidu, Merredin and Holt Rock, the highest grain yields, oil and gross margins were from the open pollinated variety, so growers should continue to use open po

This trial investigated if row spacing and seeding rate in Albus lupins had an impact on fungal disease.

Because of the dry conditions fungal disease were not evident.

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