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Foot-and-mouth disease lesions in the mouth of a Nepalese cow. These lesions are about five days old.

Foot-and-mouth disease: prevention and preparedness

5 March 2014

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of Australia’s greatest biosecurity risks.

Dr Ben Biddulph at the frost research trial taking observations with crop monitoring equipment

Fighting frost damage in cereals

12 February 2013

The department is a key partner in the Grains Research and Development Corporations' (GRDC) National Frost Initiative (NFI) which aims to provide the Australian grains industry with targeted resear

iLime tips and tricks

29 September 2020

These pages have been produced as an online user manual for iLime, outlining specific features of the app and how to use them.

Woman speaking to small group

Financial Education Masterclasses

5 August 2021

Understanding and Optimising Your Business Value - Online Workshops

Are you looking to better understand the value of your business and how to maximise it? 

Kneeling sheep. Advanced footrot is a painful, crippling condition.

Managing virulent footrot in sheep and goats in Western Australia

17 February 2015

There are two forms of footrot in sheep and goats: virulent and benign. They are caused by infection with different strains of the bacterium, Dichelobacter nodosus.

Trucks about to load cattle at a saleyard ramp

National livestock standstill - frequently asked questions

5 March 2014

A national livestock standstill is when it is nationally agreed that specific livestock species affected by an emergency disease must not be moved.

Photograph of an artesian bore on an aquifer

Relief wells for water resources and managing salinity and waterlogging

10 September 2018

Relief wells can provide water resources and help reduce the severity and extent of waterlogging and salinity caused by leaky artesian systems.

Photograph of bore with siphon at Wallatin Creek, Western Australia

Siphons for managing groundwater discharge and salinisation in Western Australia

4 November 2015

Siphons are a way of passively moving water from areas of higher hydraulic head to areas of lower hydraulic head, through a pipe.

A new bore is pump tested to obtain information on aquifer characteristics and its groundwater flow rate.

Pumping groundwater for salinity control in Western Australia

9 November 2015

Groundwater pumping can lower local watertables and reduce the spread of local salinity.

Natural salt lake evaporation basin near Wongan Hills, Western Australia showing crystalline salt

Evaporation basins for salinity management

12 October 2015

An evaporation basin is a natural salt lake or engineered earth structure designed to store and evaporate saline water.

Compost turing machine working along a windrow

Composting to avoid methane production – Western Australia

23 June 2016

Composting offers an environmentally superior alternative to using organic material for landfill because composting reduces methane production (a major source of greenhouse gas), and provides a ser

Close-up of a head of wheat and surrounding leaves covered in a thin layer of sparkling frost crystals

The science of frost and frequently asked questions

8 February 2011

Frost risk occurs virtually every year across southern and eastern agricultural regions. Actual occurrence of frost is determined by location and landscape factors as well as climate.

Seasonal Climate Outlook September 2022

5 September 2022

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) outlook for spring, September to November, 2022 is indicating mostly neutral (40-60%)...

Banner provides information on the principles of regenerative agriculture.

Western Australian Regenerative and Sustainable Produce Promotion 2022 (Singapore)

11 August 2022

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.

An air seeder seeding on stubble

Frost risk – manage wheat variety and sowing time

14 December 2010

Wheat is highly susceptible to frost damage between ear emergence and flowering – often termed reproductive frost.

Image of the frost guide cover

Frost Identification Guide for Canola and Pulses

5 February 2019

A new guide has been published to assist canola and pulse growers to identify frost damage and consider crop management decisions. Frost damage reduces crop yield and grain quality.

Frost event ocurring at grain filling Z75-85. Frost affected grain is light, shrivelled and distorted. Healthy grain on the right.

Harvesting a frosted crop

3 November 2016

Harvesting a frosted crop brings another layer of complexity to an already busy time of year.

pigs

Pig feed: what you can and can’t feed pigs (swill or prohibited pig feed)

27 November 2013

It is illegal to feed meat, meat products and food that has been in contact with meat to pigs in Australia.

Benign footrot in sheep and goats in Western Australia

18 February 2015

There are two main forms of footrot in sheep and goats: virulent and benign. Both forms are caused by the bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus.

Seasonal Climate Outlook August 2022

8 August 2022

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) outlook for August to October, 2022 is indicating less than 40% probability of above...

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