Regional and Seasonal content

Please note: This content may be out of date and is currently under review.

Brucellosis is an economically important bacterial disease of animals that can also affect people.

Feel like you’re dealing with your flock around the clock? Maybe it’s time to get yourself a better deal.

The health and nutrition of the pregnant ewe largely determines how successful lambing is in any given year.

The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is a serious parasite of ruminants, which can cause severe damage to the liver and consequently disease, production loss and even death.

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is normally produced by bacteria in the rumen of cattle and sheep on well-balanced roughage diets.

Chickens can be a great asset to any small landholding. They provide eggs, produce fertiliser, control insects and weeds, eat kitchen scraps and loosen soil while scratching.

This edition includes articles on whether to shear or not shear in winter, the rise in popularity of ASBVs, an overview of the Merino lifetime productivity project and whether 'aunts' interfere in...

Agistment describes the movement of livestock from a property where there is little feed or water to another property where there are adequate supplies.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating 60-80% chance of exceeding median rainfall for autumn, March to May...

The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia as well as diseases likely to occur in the next month. Australia’s ability...

The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia as well as diseases likely to occur in the next month. Australia’s ability...

Tuesday
13th
Mar 2018
1 March 2018

A series of five live and interactive webinars focusing on financially intelligent business decision making for sheep within mixed farming enterprises (delivered weekly).

The department consults with agribusiness to improve understanding of and service delivery to the industry.

Thursday
22nd
Mar 2018
22 February 2018

Feel like you’re dealing with your flock around the clock? Maybe it’s time to get yourself a better deal.

The department's 2018 sheep research open day will showcase the...

In this edition of the SIBI newsletter, read about the Katanning Research Facility's open day, our sheep meat value chain training program, the increase in rams being sold with ASBVs, a case study...

New leadership for state biosecurity
Growing the regional economy
Grants available to provide connectivity to WA farming businesses
Play a part in the biosecurity of WA’s...

A snapshot of some of the latest news and seasonal advice from the department for Western Australian farm businesses in the grains sector.

A snapshot of some of the latest news and seasonal advice from the department for Western Australian farm businesses in the livestock sector.

A snapshot of some of the latest news and seasonal advice from the department for Western Australian farm businesses in the horticulture sector.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating a neutral (40-60%) chance of exceeding median rainfall for February...

  

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