Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Frank Wise Institute of Tropical Agriculture was established in 1945 on the grounds of the Carlton Reach Research Station, which had been set up in 1941 by Kimberley Michael Durack and his brother William.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will be taking part in a showcase in Singapore, including a range of local Western Australian businesses. It will be hosted at Raffles City, Singapore from 2 to 9 September 2022.
Following the fatal shark attack near Cull Island in Esperance, the Department initiated work to identify popular surf beaches that would benefit from enhanced mobile coverage which would assist first responders in their search operations and for the benefit of the local community generally.
Primary producers are gaining an edge by leveraging data to inform decision-making and improve their farm's productivity.
Data gains meaning through insights. However, with data located in multiple cloud platforms, sharing data can be complex.
Extrata adheres to rigorous privacy procedures to secure and protect our user's sensitive personal and agricultural data.
A farm’s data from the tractor, header, weather stations and soil moisture probes often sit in various online clouds and can be difficult to access.
Congratulations to the nineteen grant recipients of Round Two of the International Competitiveness Co-investment Fund (ICCF) – a major grant program of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, made possible by State Government investment.
Extrata® is a new data exchange platform designed to assist WA primary producers to gain actionable insights to boost their operational performance.
On 28 April 2022, the WA State Government announced new funding of $48.6 million for the WA Regional Digital Connectivity Program (WARDCP) for co-investment in regional digital connectivity infrastructure.
