The Department of Agriculture and Food has reminded Perth travellers to not pack home grown fruit and vegetables for their Easter holidays and help stop the spread of tomato potato psyllid in Weste
Quarantine WA detector dog, Barnaby, may be small in stature but he made a big impact during his eight years of service at the Perth Domestic Airport terminals.
Residents and pest controllers in the South West are asked to look out for and report European wasps, after a nest was found in the roof cavity of a house in Busselton.
Carnarvon and Geraldton residents have rallied to support their local horticulture industry by assisting surveillance efforts for the tomato potato psyllid.
A scientific review of the capacity for bioenergy developments and carbon farming in the Pilbara has found that while there are currently limited opportunities, there could be long term potential.
Promising research is pointing to a quick, low cost, non-chemical solution to control the serious declared pest stable fly, which could improve business profitability at the same time.
Recent research from the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia's barley agronomy team has busted the myth that increasing the seed rate of barley will significantly decrease the qua
Acidic soils cause significant losses in production, restricting crop and pasture choice. Acidic soil, particularly in the subsurface, will restrict root access to water and nutrients.
Canola growers in the southern and parts of central regions have been warned to take evasive action to protect their crops from the fungal disease blackleg, with an elevated risk of infection and t
Western Australian innovation has helped to transform agricultural production in Bangladesh through an international capacity building project to aid the adoption of more efficient, effective and s
Grain growers who have taken advantage of summer rainfall and deep ripped paddocks have been warned the practise does not necessarily overcome soil water repellence.
Resistance to one of the most damaging wheat diseases, yellow spot, has been bolstered with the discovery of 11 new genes that will help make future varieties less susceptible to the fungal pathoge
The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia’s Statistical Seasonal Forecast (SSF) system is indicating below median rainfall for the majority of the South West Land Division (which...
Reporting livestock disease protects our ability to trade: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we...
Reporting livestock disease protects our ability to trade: Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we...
Western Australian consumers will be asked to make a ‘good choice’ and support local food businesses, as part of a dynamic new marketing campaign which rolls out across the State in July.
