Regional and Seasonal content

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Carrot virus Y has been found in carrot crops throughout Australia.

Manganese deficiency is most often seen on well drained neutral or calcareous soils but heavy fertiliser usage can induce it in other soils, particularly after heavy applications of lime.

Growing strawberries as a commercial crop needs attention to detail to achieve the best results. The information below summarises advice on growing strawberries as recommended in Western Australia.

Wednesday
24th
Aug 2016
3 August 2016

Come and visit the DAFWA Shed at the Dowerin Field Days. DAFWA staff and projects will be present as we showcase all things Digital Farming.

Spinach is a general term for certain vegetables and may refer to plants from five different families.

Tuesday
30th
Aug 2016
13 May 2016

Agribusiness Sheep Updates 2016 will be held in Perth on 30 August 2016. More details to follow. 

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...

Benchmarking of water use is the process of periodically recording various factors in order to compare current and past performance.

 

Wednesday
09th
Mar 2016
23 February 2016

WAFarmers, in partnership with the Sheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme, will hold four Sheep Health Workshops throughout March at various locations around Western Australia.

Friday
11th
Mar 2016
22 February 2016

A family friendly regional agricultural show with over 350 commercial exhibitors; over 1000 sheep, cattle, horses and chooks in competition; working sheep dogs; arts and crafts; education options...

Thursday
17th
Mar 2016
19 February 2016

A cropping & mixed farming forum digging the dirt up on microbial processes and limiting factors to plant performance. The forum will also look at combining the best of chemistry, physics,...

Tuesday
22nd
Mar 2016
19 February 2016

This field day investigates how to make marginal land more productive through use of perennials.

Visit several farms and hear the successes and failures of local farmers.

Thursday
03rd
Mar 2016
19 February 2016

Austrade, on behalf of Efic, invite you to attend an SME Briefing, where you’ll learn from the experiences of SME exporters from around Australia.

Wednesday
10th
Feb 2016
5 January 2016

The GRDC Farm Business Update provides a unique forum for growers and advisers to learn from and network with leading industry professionals.

The program has a broad range of topics...

Tuesday
29th
Sep 2015
17 September 2015

Fertilizer 2015 - Mandurah, WA will host delegates from the majority of fertilizer manufacturers, importers, distributors and contract applicators in Australia.

The program will provide...

Thursday
17th
Sep 2015
10 September 2015

The workshop covers: understanding the value of genetics, EBVs, searching for the right genes online and bull selection exercises.

See flyer for more details.

Monday
21st
Sep 2015
1 September 2015

Natural Resource Management (NRM) WA and the State Natural Resource Management Office invite you to participate in ‘Finding the Balance’.

 

Monday
07th
Sep 2015
21 August 2015

A conference celebrating the International Year of Soils 2015 from a Western Australian soils perspective.

Highlights include: keynote speakers, the annual Boodja lecture, latest soils...

Saturday
20th
Sep 2014
4 September 2014

Muresk Institute is hosting a rural life weekend for small landholders, rural lifestylers and hobby farmers to learn skills to better manage their land.

  

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