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The Plant and Plant Product Traceability Project commenced in 2021 and is part of a national initiative to improve traceability within the agricultural sectors.

Western Australian citrus production is concentrated north and south of Perth and further north around Kununurra and Carnarvon.

Under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013, all movements of livestock must be accompanied by a valid waybill. 

Identification of livestock in Western Australia is required under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013 [BAM (IMSA) regula

Registration of owners and identification of livestock in Western Australia is required by law under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) R

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) supports pastoral industries in Western Australia by supporting market development, providing information, and assessing change

The Food Industry Innovation Project (funded by Royalties for Regions) is supporting the growth of premium and value-added food and beverage businesses by providing a professional service directory

All livestock in Western Australia must be correctly identified according to species.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) network of automatic weather stations and radars throughout the state provide timely, relevant and local weather data to assi

Western Australia's climate has changed over the last century, particularly over the last 50 years. Average temperature has risen about 1°C.

White spot disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects all crustaceans.

Wind erosion in Western Australian agriculture is common, especially in years of late and dry growing seasons.

Under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013 [BAM (IMSA) regulations], it is mandatory to provide appropriate documentation

Ehrlichiosis is a disease of dogs that occurs when a brown dog tick infected with the bacteria, Ehrlichia canis (E.

Managing subsurface water can help to lower watertables and alleviate problems with waterlogging, rising salinity, and infrastructure damage.

In Australia, it is illegal to feed restricted animal material (RAM) to ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, deer, camels and alpacas). This is known as the 'ruminant feed ban'.

Western Australia has laws to control chemical use on trade animals. These laws protect people, animals and the environment from harm.

Congratulations to the nineteen grant recipients of Round Two of the International Competitiveness Co-investment Fund (ICCF) – a major grant program of the Department of Primary Industries and Regi

Land conservation district committees (LCDCs) are statutory committees appointed by the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation in Western Australia, to administer land conservation districts in

Regenerative agriculture and pastoralism proponents are guided by a set of principles that aim to rejuvenate soil health, improve the water cycle, restore landscape function and produce healthy foo

  

Page last updated: Wednesday, 31 May 2017 - 5:05am