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AgMemo is the department’s flagship newsletter - keeping subscribers across the state up to date with the department’s activities, news and advice. In this edition:

- Research focus on the...

Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestimun) is a subtropical perennial grass with spring to autumn growth.

Fruit size is an important feature for accessing desired markets and is largely determined by crop load.  Tree manipulation practices can be used by orchardists at a number of key crop stages to in

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) approved procedure for detection of trematode eggs and Eimeria leuckarti sedimentation method (FEST) on faecal samples.

Western Australia has a reputation for producing healthy livestock free from diseases and residues that could harm human health or damage our ability to sell livestock within Australia or overseas.

Newcastle disease is a severe viral disease of poultry and other birds.

Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by an influenza virus.

The demand for high value agricultural produce continues to increase and provides great opportunities to Australian agriculture.

Seed potato schemes do not have a standardised system for naming their field grown generations which makes it difficult to compare schemes.

The Viticulture spray guide provides information for the management of pests and diseases applicable for both wine and table grape vineyards within Western Australia.  The bulletin lists over 500 a

Irrigating crops with saline water can result in yield loss and decreased quality.

In this article we provide details on how to approximate your annual water requirements for commercial production of avocados.

When conducting research on managing your property or starting a new enterprise there are many sources of information from state and local government departments to rural suppliers and industry ass

Scheduling irrigation requires an understanding of how much water your soil can hold and how much of that water your crop can use.

Monitoring a citrus orchard to gain some knowledge of the effectiveness of nutrition programs can be difficult, expensive and time consuming.  It is, however, the only way a valid assessment can be

Determining how water moves through soil and is used by plants following irrigation is difficult.

Calling a vet to investigate disease protects our markets: The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia and diseases...

Livestock disease investigations protect our markets: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of particular...

Cattle are common victims of fires in Australia. Cattle are generally less affected by fires than sheep because of their superior height and speed, but they can be severely burnt if trapped, such a

Soil moisture sensors aid good irrigation management. Good irrigation management gives better crops, uses fewer inputs, and increases profitability.

  

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