Determining the size of the crop on citrus trees is an important tool which allows growers to make appropriate management decisions for the upcoming season. It is also useful for negotiating with buyers for marketing your supply of fruit.
Thrips are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has worked with the Indonesian potato industry to increase the productivity of Indonesian crops planted with WA seed potatoes.
Cluster caterpillar is a minor pest of potatoes in Indonesia and Western Australia but growers should understand it.
Green peach aphid is a virus vector for potato crops in Indonesia and Western Australia, but a minor direct pest.
Black cutworm is a relatively minor pest of potatoes and cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) network of automatic weather stations and radars throughout the state provide timely, relevant and local weather data to assist growers and regional communities make more-informed decisions.
Shallow relief drains are relatively cheap and easy to construct, and are effective at removing surface water from flooded or ponding land. Removing static surface water reduces waterlogging and groundwater recharge and improves productivity of the soil.
Cabbage and turnip aphids are relatively minor pests of cabbages in both Indonesia and Western Australia.
Protecting Western Australian citrus orchards from pests and diseases that could significantly affect their production and therefore the availability of citrus is an important activity of growers, industry and the government.
The Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (known as DRFAWA) commenced as of 1 November 2018 and provide a range of measures designed to help those within disaster affected communities.
