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In general, as long as nitrogen is applied within eight weeks of sowing, there is no yield penalty.

Previous experience with canola has found there is no yield penalty if nitrogen is applied within eight weeks of sowing and most farmers aim to apply nitrogen within this timeframe.

Canola is now being grown in low rainfall areas. Primarily farmers choose open pollinated TT varieties.

Soil organic carbon is a measureable component of soil organic matter.

Hendra virus is an emergency animal disease transmitted to horses by flying foxes (fruit bats).

Lupinosis is a liver disease mainly caused by the consumption of lupin stalks colonised by the fungus Diaporthe toxica. It can be expressed as either a severe acute disease or as a chronic

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

Some types of saline land in Western Australia have potential for sequestering significant amounts of carbon.

Following diagnosis or strong suspicion of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), state and territory governments will implement a livestock standstill across Australia, including in unaffected regions.

Are you considering cattle on your property? Then checklist yourself for cattle farming and the road ahead!

Bluetongue virus can infect all ruminants but it usually only causes serious disease in sheep. Cattle may be infected with the virus but rarely show disease.

Western Australia is free of most of the significant diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world.

A descriptive page about European house borer and its characteristics.

Blue-green algae are a group of algae including Nodularia spumigena, Microcystis aeruginosa and Anabaena circinalis.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of Australia’s greatest biosecurity risks.

Myrtle rust is a serious disease that infects and kills many plants belonging to the Myrtaceae family including eucalypts, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and peppermint trees.

There are many causes of anaemia, jaundice and abortion in cattle, including bovine anaemia due to Theileria orientalis group (BATOG).

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a serious pest of apples and other pome fruit and has the potential to cause severe crop losses.

Western Australia is free from many diseases that financially impact livestock producers, including horse owners, in eastern Australia.

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