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DPIRD has evaluated a number of emerging wine grape varieties for their suitability for production in Western Australia.

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

Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre has operated for more than 80 years and is the largest freshwater hatchery and research facility in Western Australia.

Based in the high rainfall area of Manjimup (average 1000mm per year), the Research and Development team at the Manjimup Horticultural Research Institute work closely with the horticultural industr

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

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

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

Mole drainage is a method of draining clay soils using subsurface channels. Mole drainage is used on soils that experience regular waterlogging from irrigation or high rainfall.

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

This page outlines some simple guidelines and investigations that should be undertaken before designing a groundwater drainage system and submitting a Notice of Intent to Drain: where to put them;

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

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.

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%)...

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.

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

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.

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

The Industrial Hemp Production Trials in Southen Western Australia (WA) project is a 3 year project, funded by Department for Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and AgriFutures, wh

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

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

  

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