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Before embarking on a horticulture enterprise, it is vital to know the regulations, requirements (e.g.

Whether your property is 1ha or 2000ha, as a rural landholder you have many responsibilities.

Don’t send water and fertiliser dollars down the drain. When it comes to irrigation systems, one size does not fit all.

Hypothermia, which literally means ‘temperature below normal’, occurs when too much body heat is lost or too little body heat is produced, and the result is a drop in body temperature.

Wednesday
17th
Jan 2018
8 January 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, with collaborating partners, are holding an alternative variety field walk to inspect the performance of 22 varieties and discuss...

Tuesday
23rd
Jan 2018
8 January 2018

Join Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Research Officer Richard Fennessy in sampling a range of alternative wine varieties grown at a trial site within the Geographe wine...

Tuesday
16th
Jan 2018
5 January 2018

Southern Beef Technology Services is facilitating Bull Select workshops on behalf of Western Beef in Boyup Brook, Benger and Manypeaks. 

The workshop aims to assist producers to understand...

Local studies carried out by the University of Western Australia (UWA) scientists have shown that flavonoid-rich apples have a direct and measurable effect on human health; with the consumption of

Western Australian seed potato exports are increasing but new markets are required if this trend is to continue. 

WAVIA is an industry-based organisation that works to facilitate the access, production and distribution of improved planting material to the viticulture industry of Western Australia.

Welcome to the fourth newsletter of the RIRDC/DAFWA project Pests and Diseases of Truffles and Their Host Trees in Australia, running from 29 May 2015 to 10 January 2019. This newsletter is an...

As a landholder it is important to plan ahead for the coming season.

DPIRD transition on track
Better bee biosecurity
Department supports indigenous communities
Rangelands Report Card now available
WA Open for Business rebranded
Plan to...

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

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

The Grower Group Research and Development (R&D) Grants Program awarded $6.7 million to 16 grower groups across Western Australia in its inaugural round.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating less than 40% chance of exceeding median rainfall for summer,...

In the December 2017 issue of the Wine Industry Newsletter read about alternative varieties judging, Winemakers' trial forums, sensitive sites, the 2017 winner of the Gladstones Trophy and more...

Pollination is one of the keys to profitable apple production. As a general rule, apple varieties are not self-fertile and will not set a full crop without a compatible polliniser.

There are many causes of anaemia, jaundice and abortion in cattle, including bovine anaemia due to Theileria orientalis group (BATOG).

  

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