Orchard management starts from planning and goes through to harvest to achieve the best marketable yield. It includes orchard establishment, irrigation, nutrition, canopy management and orchard protection.
Monitoring a citrus orchard to gain some knowledge of the effectiveness of nutrition programs can be difficult, expensive and time consuming. It is, however, the only way a valid assessment can be made of the effectiveness of fertiliser programs on tree performance and their effect on soil chemi
Dry pastures in Western Australia provide good early feed after senescence but rapidly become unable to maintain stock. Stubbles are the major feed source for sheep during the summer-autumn period.
To make sure that any chemical application doesn’t leave you short on protection or break your withholding periods, the Flystrike Assist application (mobile app for iOS and Android) has been developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
Correct nutrition of citrus trees is essential if they are to crop and perform to their maximum potential.
Confinement feeding (also referred to as lot feeding or feedlotting) is an intensive feeding system in a confined area where all, or the majority of, feed and water is supplied to the contained animals.
Two-spotted mite is a minor pest of potatoes 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.
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.
Black cutworm is a relatively minor pest of potatoes and cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.
