Regional and Seasonal content

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In this issue:

1. The WA NLIS Sheep and Goat Advisory Group – 12 months on
2. Abortion and lamb mortality between pregnancy scanning and marking for maiden ewes
3. 2021 and 2022...

In this issue:

1. Inheritance of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment

2. Tools to reduce the...

Two-spotted mite is a minor pest of potatoes in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Thrips are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Striped cabbage heart caterpillar, also known as cabbage centre grub, is a pest of cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

Loopers are a relatively minor pest of potato crops in both Indonesia and Western Australia.

Cluster caterpillar is a minor pest of potatoes in Indonesia and Western Australia but growers should understand it.

Black cutworm is a relatively minor pest of potatoes and cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

In this issue:

1. Pregnancy scanning increases profit for all flocks and times of lambing

2. Lower Reproductive Rate and Lamb Survival Contribute to Lower Lamb Marking Rate in Maiden...

To make sure that any chemical application doesn’t leave you short on protection or break your withholding periods,  the Flystrike Assist application (mobile app for iOS and Android) has been devel

The Testing Traceability Systems Grant Program will allow Western Australian plant and plant product growers and supply chain participants to test traceability systems to provide valuable insights

Western Australia is free of most of the significant diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world.

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

Many exotic insect pests, not established in Western Australia (WA), are expert stowaways!

Fifteen Internet of Things (IoT) Program projects were conducted across the state in 2020.

The $580 000 WA Internet of Things (IoT) DecisionAg Grant Program (Program) was completed in 2021 and focused on demonstrating agricultural digital technology (ag-tech) solutions to WA growers and

'Real-time remote on-farm monitoring' is a compilation of case studies about the learning experiences of eight grower groups and five agricultural schools on their journeys to demonstrate on-farm c

The release of the nation’s first Digital Infrastructure Atlas will provide WA enterprises with increased opportunities to improve their telecommunications services.

In this issue:

1. An economic analysis of sheep flock structures for mixed enterprise Australian farm businesses

2. MLA Tedera Demonstration 2020-2023

3. Using scanned fetal...

During 2013–2016 a network of 31 soil moisture probes was installed across the grain growing region in WA across several projects managed by DPIRD to enhance the decision-making capacity of grain g

  

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