Hay production

The oaten hay market in Western Australia (WA) has developed significantly in recent years. There is an increased focus on the quality of hay for the export market and as a result interest in quality for the domestic market has also grown.

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia is a partner in the National Oat Breeding Program which has a focus on identifying oats suitable for hay production in WA.

Articles

  • Straw or brown colour spots surrounded by a yellow water-soaked halo than may resemble septoria

    Diagnosing halo blight in oats

    19 June 2015

    There are two types of bacterial disease which infect oat foliage; halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens) and stripe blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv.

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