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The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia’s Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating a mixed rainfall outlook for February-April 2017. However rainfall events and...

Strangles is an infectious, bacterial disease of horses, which may affect any horse not previously exposed to the disease.

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...

Supporting Australia's ability to sell livestock and livestock products: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are...

Protecting Western Australian citrus orchards from pests and diseases that could significantly affect their production and therefore the availability of citrus is an important activity of growers,

Orchard management starts from planning and goes through to harvest to achieve the best marketable yield.

Correct postharvest handling is essential to maximise vase life and maintain flower and foliage quality.

Smokebush offers a wide diversity of flower types, ranging from white to blue, and flowering from summer to winter.

Bleached ornamental plant material provides a striking contrast when arranged with dried or dyed flowers. Bleaching also allows the use of subtle pastel dyes.

Cutflowers are a luxury product and consumers demand a certain standard of quality and value for money.

The presence of insects in flower crops can result in feeding damage to flowers, leaves and stems or cause galls to form.

If you think that commercial flower growing could be worth considering, this page will help you work through the issues critical for success and point to sources of information to help achieve that

Exhibiting fruit and vegetables at shows is a popular activity.

Jarrahdale, Japanese and butternut pumpkins are grown in Kununurra, Carnarvon and the south-west of Western Australia to supply the local market and eastern Australia.

The life of the celery crop is considered in three phases — establishment, rapid growth and maturation — and each phase has specific fertiliser requirements.

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber.

Capsicums (Capsicum annuum) and chillies (Capsicum frutescens) are cultivated as annual vegetables while the edible parts are botanically fruit. They belong to the Solanaceae fami

Broad beans are a winter-growing leguminous vegetable grown for their large, immature seeds which are a good source of protein, carbohydrate, B group vitamins and fibre.

Two types of fresh beans are grown in Western Australia — climbing or runner beans, and dwarf or French beans.

Matching water supply in the soil to crop demand using good irrigation practice is important to produce a high quality potato crop.

  

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