Breeders will have access to improved vegetative cold and reproductive chilling tolerant chickpea lines and high throughput screening techniques and diagnostic molecular markers.
Growers cropping soil constrained by sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grainbelt will be able to reduce production risk and increase profitability by having access to improved informat
This project aimed to improve nutrient-use efficiency through soil acidity amelioration and applying fertiliser to meet agronomic need and, as a result, reduce the amount of nutrients leaching into
The aim for this project is to discover the theoretical upper limit for crop yield in water limited environments by overcoming multiple soil constraints and boosting grain yields as a result.
Running a flock of sheep and raising lambs has both direct (enteric fermentation) and indirect (lime, fertiliser, fuel, production of feed) greenhouse gas emissions.
Carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) is an invasive marine pest that can overgrow native marine species and increase biofouling on commercial and recreational vessels.
DPIRD's Carbon Farming team presents workshops, information sessions and one-on-one meetings for farmers and other landowners interested in learning more about carbon farming and the WA Carbon Farm
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Agribusiness Development team works with industry, primary producers and regulators to create a conducive agribusiness environment.
Western Australia has once again been declared free of the destructive pest, Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) after a successful eradication response in the Bayswater area.
Soil innovation drives increases in crop yield Progress in Canola Sclerotinia management research DPIRD research addresses trade-off between emissions and profitability DPIRD...
Industry Funding Schemes enable agricultural industries to raise funds for programs targeting biosecurity priorities. This page provides links to reports relating to the Industry Funding Schemes.
TheLambing Planner is a simple tool that allows you to change a lambing date or a joining date to see the impacts of that on other key times in the reproductive year.
Following the fatal shark attack near Cull Island in Esperance, the Department initiated work to identify popular surf beaches that would benefit from enhanced mobile coverage which would assist fi
There are several key principles that must be considered when constructing a new, or expanding an existing, meat chicken operation in Western Australia
