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A number of tools and resources are available for owners and carers of animals, community groups and Local Governments, to help prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies that may impact

Katanning is a key location for DPIRD's livestock, soils, and plant research in the Great Southern of WA. The Katanning Research Station (KRS) is a sheep, pasture, and cropping research hub in WA.

The following pages provide more useful information on animal welfare. This includes:

Information sheets on important animal welfare issues.

The Animal Welfare Act 2002 (the Act) and its accompanying regulations provide the legal framework for ensuring that all animals in Western Australia have appropriate standards of care.

Psa (Pseudomonas syringae pv.

This page provides pastoralists with information to support them in a very dry year, in the southern rangelands of Western Australia.

In a dry season where feed, water and finances are limited, removing less productive animals as soon as possible is a good option.

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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) network of automatic weather stations throughout the state provide timely, relevant and local weather data to assist growers.

Spring control of redlegged earth mites
Cabbage leafminer
Monitor for slugs now to prepare for next season
Native budworm update
Barley loose smut – this year and going forward...

Climate change is a pressing global issue that creates both challenges and opportunities for Western Australia.

The WaterSmart Farms project will support adoption of on-farm desalinisation plants in agricultural regions, to process brackish groundwater into a suitable resource for livestock, crop agronomy an

In this last newsletter edition for 2023, articles include the Australian Cabernet symposium coming to WA, an update on Provenance research project, a review of a sprayable biodegradable mulch...

In the October edition read about the summary of the Significant disease investigation program for 2022-23 and recent disease investigations for Lumpy skin disease and deaths in backyard poultry...

In the October edition learn about  significant disease investigations, emergency animal disease exclusions and the most common endemic diseases diagnosed in sheep and cattle in 2022-23.  Find out...

How to report a vulnerability

These are some common questions after serious fires in the agricultural areas of south-west Western Australia.

A number of Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) staff members work with live animals for scientific research demonstration and training. 

The national release of a Korean strain of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus, known as RHDV1 K5 took place during the first week of March 2017.

The Regional Connectivity Program (RCP) is a Commonwealth grants program funding the delivery of 'place-based' telecommunications infrastructure projects to improve digital connectivity across regi

This page provides farmer case studies of their experience with regenerative agriculture practices in Western Australia.

  

Page last updated: Wednesday, 31 May 2017 - 5:05am