Climate, land & water

Western Australia’s agriculture sector needs access to productive soil and water resources for growth and profit. However, the sector must compete with increasing resource demands from all sectors of the community, and the pressures of a changing climate. The Agriculture and Food division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supports agriculture by providing long-term management solutions, practical risk management strategies and tools to maintain and improve resource conditions, to meet the needs of industry and stakeholders. Agriculture and Food is also pioneering soil and water investigation of the state’s undeveloped areas to establish new irrigated agricultural industries.

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  • Spreading lime onto spring pasture at South Bodallin.

    Applying lime

    27 November 2013

    If you are deep-ripping, ploughing or spading to remove subsurface compaction or another constraint, it is a good idea to incorporate lime in the same operation.

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    Critical nutrient levels for canola in Western Australia

    1 November 2017

    This page contains information about managing nutrition in canola crops in Western Australia.

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    Agriculture a career for everyone: High school resources

    19 January 2016

    The Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) supports the growth of the state's agrifood sector in four key areas: markets, productivity, profitability and people.   Funded by the state governmen

  • Cockchafer damage cereal roots

    Cockchafer damage to broadacre crops

    14 October 2013

    Cockchafers belonging to the genus Heteronyx are typically not regarded as a pest of agriculture. However, two have been seen as occasional pests, with H.

  • Harvested field pea crop

    Field pea stubble: Wind erosion control and grazing management

    24 April 2013

    Extensive wind erosion of field pea stubble often follows grazing over summer and autumn. Semi-leafless field pea varieties have reduced lodging, improved pod-height and reduced pod-shatter.

  • Nozzles for spraying herbicides

    Water quality for spraying

    12 June 2014

    Water quality can influence the efficacy of chemicals used in spraying crops and pastures.

  • Image 1: Frost damage at booting vs healthy head

    Diagnosing stem and head frost damage in cereals

    27 November 2013

    All winter grains susceptible to frost. Wheat is more susceptible then barley at flowering, but it is not known if barley and wheat have different frost susceptibilities during grain fill.

  • Field day with growers discussing benefits of managing soil acidity at Holt Rock

    Benefits of maintaining an appropriate pH profile

    27 November 2013

    Liming to recover an acidic soil to an appropriate pH can result in significant production benefits, however a response to liming indicates that previous production has been lost due to an acidic t

  • Modified deep-ripper used to inject lime at depth

    Complementary strategies to liming

    27 November 2013

    The rate of soil acidification due to agriculture can be reduced but not eliminated. Liming will always be needed to prevent the soil from becoming too acidic.

  • Combine harvester operating in a cereal crop

    Causes of soil acidity

    3 December 2013

    Soil acidification occurs naturally very slowly as soil is weathered, but this process is accelerated by productive agriculture.

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