This is the companion page for the online seeding rate calculator, for your yellow ruler, 'Count your canola seed weight', or for any time you are investigating the best canola seed rate.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development provides advice and information to land-use planners to help them consider the needs of agriculture and food sectors in their decisions.
Loose smut control is necessary to preserve grain yield as affected plants do not produce grain. Control is also necessary in order to maintain export opportunities, as some countries do not accept grain affected with this disease.
Liver fluke is a parasite of ruminants and is not present in Western Australia.
Capsicums (Capsicum annuum) and chillies (Capsicum frutescens) are cultivated as annual vegetables while the edible parts are botanically fruit. They belong to the Solanaceae family along with tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant.
This trial looked at plant density in low rainfall canola. The trial took place at Salmon Gums (Tim Osborne's property) and was conducted by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in 2013.
Producing chickens or eggs on land treated or contaminated with organochlorines (OC) is not recommended for domestic consumption or commercial purposes. Any land with a soil OC level of 0.10 parts per million (ppm) or more is regarded as a risk area for grazing livestock and consumption of soil.
Eperythrozoonosis is a disease in sheep and goats caused by the bacterium mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as eperythrozoon ovis). Eperythrozoonosis can lead to ill-thrift and, in more susceptible animals, death. Abattoirs may condemn infected carcasses because of jaundice.
White grain, a fungal disease affecting the quality of wheat grain, was observed for the first time in wheat samples from the south coast of Western Australia during 2013.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) led a project that supported the sheep industry to capitalise on growing markets for sheep products.
