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Community-led pest management throughout the South West Land Division has been given a boost with the formal recognition of four biosecurity groups.

Read the following articles: Food Industry Innovation marching forward in 2017, Global food trends with Professor David Hughes, Industry profile: Jennie Franceschi - Fresh Produce Alliance,...

Charlotte Jones from the University of Western Australia (UWA) has won top honours at the annual Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum held today for her presentation on research into links betw

The Department of Agriculture and Food has introduced new quarantine measures for horticulture businesses in Western Australia to prevent the spread of the destructive insect pest, tomato potato ps

The Department of Agriculture and Food is urging home gardeners to do their bit to help stop the spread of the tomato potato psyllid, a destructive insect pest which has been discovered in Australi

Perth residents have been urged to report any sightings of the declared pest European wasp, after three recent discoveries in unexpected locations across the metropolitan area.

Western Australia remains relatively free of pests and diseases that adversely affect our agricultural industries and environment.

New hybrid canola varieties were the stand out achievers in the 2016 National Variety Trials (NVT), comparing well to the performance of the popular open pollinated varieties sown in Western Austra

In this issue:
Biosecurity alert: new emergency plant pest detected in Western Australia
Give your autumn drench now
Producers reminded to check sheep for flystrike after recent...

This page provides links to the best available information on particular horticultural crops.

The Department of Agriculture and Food’s new Animal Welfare director will call on years of international experience to position the State as a leader in animal welfare regulation. 

This March edition of the WIN includes a summary of key points from the recent Cabernet hang-time forum, an insight into the DAFWA vintage progress, a reflection on biosecurity planning for the...

Simultaneous detection of all disease agents: Metagenomic diagnostics for screening and genotyping of pathogens in animals research project is one of ten successful applications to receive funding

Resolving the Critical Disease Threat to the Western Australian Cucurbit Industry research project is one of ten successful applications to receive funding from the Boosting Biosecurity Defences pr

Worm and flystrike risk increases following warm wet conditions
Control weeds to optimise crop yields
Deep ripping in wet soils
Biosecurity alert: new emergency plant pest detected...

In this issue:
Give your autumn drench now
Flystrike risk increases following summer rains
Flood assistance available to primary producers
Control weeds to optimise crop yields...

Wheat growers have been advised to review the latest disease rating of their chosen variety, with a heightened disease risk this season due to widespread summer rainfall.

To ensure sheep are in the right condition at the right time, they should be frequently monitored and their nutrition adjusted throughout the year.

Grain growers with flat country subject to waterlogging and salinity could face potential yield losses this season after widespread summer rainfall.

The Department of Agriculture and Food has called on South West residents to support local horticulture industries by helping trap and report the exotic insect pest, tomato potato psyllid.

  

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