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Strangles is an infectious, bacterial disease of horses, which may affect any horse not previously exposed to the disease.

Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of livestock diseases that are reportable or which affect trade. To...

Supporting Australia's ability to sell livestock and livestock products: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are...

Orchard management starts from planning and goes through to harvest to achieve the best marketable yield.

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) initiated a pest risk analysis (PRA) to consider biosecurity risks associated with the import of fresh table grape bunches from oth

The Grower Group Research and Development (R&D) Grants Program awarded $6.7 million to 16 grower groups across Western Australia in its inaugural round.

In this edition read about how backgrounding could assist in gaining access to higher value markets, funding available to help deliver priority projects from the Northern Beef Infrastructure...

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21st
Nov 2016
7 November 2016

Speakers from across the beef value chain will present on new partnerships and livestock management to improve options and build sustainable partnerships.

Exhibiting fruit and vegetables at shows is a popular activity.

The life of the celery crop is considered in three phases — establishment, rapid growth and maturation — and each phase has specific fertiliser requirements.

Selecting the correct pump for an irrigation system will not only result in better crop production, but save money on running costs over its life.  A poor pump choice may result in damage to the sy

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber.

Capsicums (Capsicum annuum) and chillies (Capsicum frutescens) are cultivated as annual vegetables while the edible parts are botanically fruit. They belong to the Solanaceae fami

Broad beans are a winter-growing leguminous vegetable grown for their large, immature seeds which are a good source of protein, carbohydrate, B group vitamins and fibre.

Two types of fresh beans are grown in Western Australia — climbing or runner beans, and dwarf or French beans.

Matching water supply in the soil to crop demand using good irrigation practice is important to produce a high quality potato crop.

Phosphorus fertiliser application to potato crops should aim to maximise profits and also minimise the overuse of phosphorus to reduce environmental impacts and health risks.

Brooms, including scotch broom and needle leaved broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista linifolia, Genista monspessulana) that have been designated as Weeds of National Signif

Growing demand for safe, high quality food in Asia and the Middle East is creating a unique opportunity for the agricultural sector in the north.

The life of the lettuce crop is considered in three phases — establishment, rapid growth and maturation — and each phase has specific fertiliser requirements.

  

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