Regional and Seasonal content

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Siphons are a way of passively moving water from areas of higher hydraulic head to areas of lower hydraulic head, through a pipe.

Groundwater pumping can lower local watertables and reduce the spread of local salinity.

This page outlines some simple guidelines and investigations that should be undertaken before designing a groundwater drainage system and submitting a Notice of Intent to Drain: where to put them;

Frost risk occurs virtually every year across southern and eastern agricultural regions. Actual occurrence of frost is determined by location and landscape factors as well as climate.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) outlook for spring, September to November, 2022 is indicating mostly neutral (40-60%)...

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will be taking part in a showcase in Singapore, including a range of local Western Australian businesses.

A new guide has been published to assist canola and pulse growers to identify frost damage and consider crop management decisions. Frost damage reduces crop yield and grain quality.

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

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) outlook for August to October, 2022 is indicating less than 40% probability of above...

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

Pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV1) is a contagious viral disease affecting pigeons. It was first detected in Australia in 2011 and is present in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

To make sound decisions on managing saline sites, you need to know the source of salt, how salinisation is occurring, the landscape context, and most importantly, the actual salt concentration of t

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is inherently low in Western Australian soils – limited by climate and soil type – with some potential to increase through management.

Waterlogging in winter in the agricultural areas of Western Australia (WA) reduces crop yields.

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

NRInfo (natural resource information) provides you access to digital mapping and information for natural resources across Western Australia.

High levels of oestrogenic subterranean clovers occur in some medium to high rainfall pastures of Western Australia.

DPIRD's WA Internet of Things (IoT) Decision Ag Grants Program (2019), part of the eConnected Grainbelt project, was designed to assist in overcoming challenges that remained with regard to ‘on-far

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

  

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