Services

Hands holding some brown potting-mix-like compost

What is soil organic carbon?

28 October 2013

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

A veterinarian dressed in surgical gloves an overalls with a hood is holding a syringe injecting a horse in the skin of its neck.

Hendra virus: managing the risk in Western Australia

30 January 2014

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

Importing a horse into WA? What do I need to know about liver fluke and cattle tick?

19 October 2015

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

Canola establishment: seed depth and size, hybrid versus OP, Eradu 2016 (16GE01) trial report

24 January 2017

Even when sowing in April into drying soil, sowing canola at 1cm produced higher establishment than sowing at 3cm or 7cm.

A photograph of vegetables produced using an organic production system.

Sensitive sites in Western Australia

16 December 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development operates a sensitive sites service to identify the locations of sensitive commercial production systems across Western Australia's agri

Managing blue-green algae on farms in Western Australia

2 December 2014

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

Animal health surveillance in Western Australia

7 March 2017

Western Australia has a reputation for producing healthy livestock free from diseases and residues that could harm human health or damage our ability to sell livestock within Australia or overseas.

Bluetongue virus

8 July 2014

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.

Testing hay for annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) risk

13 February 2017

Hay that contains annual ryegrass may cause annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT). Hay can be tested for ARGT risk. The test provides a risk rating for toxicity.

Animal health and One Health in Western Australia

27 October 2017

‘One Health’ is an internationally supported approach that recognises that the health and well-being of animals, people and the environment are closely linked and that international, national and

National livestock standstill for foot-and-mouth disease

11 December 2013

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.

PestFax Reporter

27 March 2015

The PestFax Reporter app lets you quickly and easily report observations, and request diagnoses, of pests and diseases in your crop and pasture paddocks to the PestFacts WA service.

Plant with purple stems and dark green leaves covered with a bright yellow powder-like fungus.

Myrtle rust: Biosecurity alert

8 April 2014

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