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Congratulations to the below list of successful recipients for Round 1 of the Grower Group R&D Grants Program.

The Fit to trade bulletin promotes government and industry partnership across the biosecurity systems that protect and enable Western Australia's livestock businesses to trade into...

In the March 2018 edition of the Wine Industry Newsletter read about the progress made on harvesting alternate wine grape varieties, grape phylloxera, scholarships and grants, Qfly, future events...

The following procedure is designed to aid veterinarians when taking histopathology samples for livestock post-mortems.

The Potato Industry Assistance Grants Program has now closed.

Thursday
03rd
May 2018
22 March 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is offering free business
management training to farming, fishing and food processing businesses. Known as the Plan,
Prepare...

Brucellosis is an economically important bacterial disease of animals that can also affect people.

Feel like you’re dealing with your flock around the clock? Maybe it’s time to get yourself a better deal.

The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is a serious parasite of ruminants, which can cause severe damage to the liver and consequently disease, production loss and even death.

Wednesday
21st
Mar 2018
20 March 2018

Visitor's to the department's stand at the Perth Caravan and Camping Show will learn about Western Australia's quarantine rules, reporting pests using the MyPestGuideTM Reporter app,...

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is normally produced by bacteria in the rumen of cattle and sheep on well-balanced roughage diets.

Chickens can be a great asset to any small landholding. They provide eggs, produce fertiliser, control insects and weeds, eat kitchen scraps and loosen soil while scratching.

Wednesday
11th
Apr 2018
16 March 2018

Objective: in this workshop you will develop a framework to support succession management within your business.

This workshop is best suited to graduates of the Pilot of...

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating 60-80% chance of exceeding median rainfall for autumn, March to May...

The WA Livestock Disease Outlook provides information about recent livestock disease cases in Western Australia as well as diseases likely to occur in the next month. Australia’s ability...

The department consults with agribusiness to improve understanding of and service delivery to the industry.

Thursday
22nd
Mar 2018
22 February 2018

Feel like you’re dealing with your flock around the clock? Maybe it’s time to get yourself a better deal.

The department's 2018 sheep research open day will showcase the...

New leadership for state biosecurity
Growing the regional economy
Grants available to provide connectivity to WA farming businesses
Play a part in the biosecurity of WA’s...

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

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

  

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