A review of soil acidity research over two decades has delivered the most comprehensive picture yet of long-term production benefits from liming in Western Australia.
Canola growers will be budgeting to defend their crops against sclerotinia stem rot this year after experiencing the worst season on record for the fungal disease.
Visitors to Wagin Woolorama are reminded to stop by the Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) shed to access the latest information about livestock, grains and agribusiness.
Wheatbelt farm business managers are urged to register as soon as possible to avoid missing out on participating in the popular Planning for Profit workshops.
Registrations are now open for the Department of Agriculture and Food’s free fertiliser demonstration days to be held throughout the South-West and Great Southern next month.
The Department of Agriculture and Food is reminding pastoralists in the Kimberley to check for rattlepod plants that can cause ‘walkabout disease’ in horses.
Sheep producers are encouraged to test drench resistance on their lambs following severe worm problems experienced in Western Australia after early autumn rains.
Growers interested in establishing the hard-seeded serradella variety Margurita should consider summer sowing of pods to take advantage of an innovative new technique developed by Department of Agr
