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Working in the Seed laboratory

DDLS - Seed testing and certification services

19 November 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Seed Testing and Certification provides a variety of services including seed testing, crop and

Close up of Rose Clover flowers in a Certified seed crop

Seed certification for crops and pastures

20 November 2013

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification is a leading service provider in the field of seed certification.

Photo showing green, knee high perennial pasture in paddock.

Using summer sowing to introduce serradella into subtropical perennial pastures 2013 trial report

14 February 2014

Summer sowing (February) proved to be a successful technique for introducing hard-seeded annual legumes into established perennial grass pastures, however, the herbicide options and benefits of per

Small plot harvester harvesting a lupin crop sown over dormant subtropical perennial grasses.

Seeding rate influence on grain yield of lupin pasture crops 2013 trial report

14 February 2014

Lupin seeding rates may need to be higher for pasture crops to achieve the same target density as standard crops, as lupin establishment density where crops were sown into perennial grasses was 8-3

Gatton panic trial plot with lupin crop sown over the top.

Barley yield and biomass production when pasture cropped over subtropical perennial grasses 2013 trial report

17 February 2014

Biomass production was greater and distribution of green feed over time wider for the pasture-crop compared to crop only or permanent pasture systems.

Small plot harvester harvesting a wheat crop sown over perennial pasture, which can be seen as a green understory.

Crop sowing into an established perennial pasture stand 2013 trial report

18 February 2014

Establishing perennial pastures with precision guidance technology provides the opportunity to sow annual crops between perennial rows with tined seeders in future years.

Range of different colour and shape seeds

Seed testing

20 November 2013

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification offers a wide range of tests to assess the quality of your seed.

Established Lucerne stand

Lucerne - the plant and its establishment

5 August 2014

Lucerne or alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a deep-rooted, temperate, perennial pasture legume which is well adapted to mixed farming systems in southern Western Australia.

Established Lucerne stand

Lucerne - management and utilisation of established stands

6 August 2014

This article summarises the management practices required to optimise the production of lucerne to provide benefits to livestock and crop following a lucerne phase. Lucerne is well suited to irregu

Martin Harries kneeling in a wheat crop

Focus paddocks 2014 trial report

18 September 2014

Management of weeds, disease and nitrogen nutrition are ongoing challenges that limit yield potential.

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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.

Growing the Pilbara details the findings of the Pilbara Hinterland Agricultural Development Initiative (PHADI). It delivers a prefeasibility level assessment of the irrigation development opportunities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Irrigation in the Pilbara

16 January 2014

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is planning for the future of irrigated agriculture development in the Pilbara

Map showing a number of catchments in south-west Western Australia

Whole farm nutrient mapping

3 July 2014

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

Lamboo Station, Aerial 4 - cattle moving

Northern Beef Development

20 August 2014

The Northern Beef Development program aims to support the Western Australian northern beef industry to become more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.

Cattle grazing Rhodes grass with irrigation centre pivot in background

Mosaic agriculture in northern WA

19 December 2019

Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River

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