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Pink disease on citrus stem. The white and pink material shown is the fungus which has produced an encrusted growth on the stem.

Pink disease of citrus: declared pest

1 May 2014

Pink disease (Erythricium salmonicolor) is a serious pest of citrus that can affect entire limbs and/or kill trees. This pest is not known to occur in Western Australia.

Erythricium salmonicolor growth on citrus stem showing the white-pink-grey coloured hyphal mass

Pink disease of citrus: pest data sheet

1 May 2014

Pink disease (Erythricium salmonicolor) is an exotic pest to Western Australia. It is a serious disease of citrus than can result in yield losses due to limb and tree death.

Rural Financial Counselling Program

8 November 2013

The Australian Government's Rural Financial Counselling Service Program provides grants to state and regional organisations to provide free rural financial counselling to primary producers, fishers

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Thiamine deficiency induced polioencephomalacia (PEM) of sheep and cattle

28 November 2013

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is normally produced by bacteria in the rumen of cattle and sheep on well-balanced roughage diets.

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Arthritis in sheep

29 November 2013

Arthritis means inflammation in one or more joints. In sheep, it is usually the result of bacterial infection.

Sheep with photosensitisation; exposed raw tissue on the face and muzzle

Photosensitisation in livestock

11 December 2013

Photosensitisation is inflammation of the skin, and occasionally the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye.

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Revegetating your small property

3 April 2014

When revegetating your property it is important to plan, prepare and monitor your site to ensure you get the most out of it.

Mediterranean fruit fly

Fruit fly

13 November 2013

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) is a serious horticultural pest in Western Australia. It attacks a range of cultivated fruits and some fruiting vegetables.

Lupin crop

Cucumber mosaic virus in narrow-leafed lupins

26 November 2013

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is a seed- and aphid-borne virus that infects narrow-leafed lupins. It can also infect many other broad-leafed plant species.

A selection of fuirt and vegetables that pose a quarantine risk to WA, including tomatoes, apples, capsicum, carrots and zuchinni

Importing fruit and vegetables to Western Australia (including nuts and dried fruit)

28 April 2014

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

Fruit symptoms of dry rot. Photo courtesy of Dr Roger Shivas, DPIF 2005.

Dry rot of citrus: declared pest

29 May 2014

Dry rot (Eremothecium coryli) is a serious pest of citrus that can affect fruit palatability and citrus rootstock seed production. This pest is not known to occur in Western Australia.

Fruit symptoms of dry rot. Photo courtesy of Dr Roger Shivas, DPIF 2005.

Dry rot of citrus: pest data sheet

29 May 2014

Dry rot (Eremothecium coryli) is an exotic pest to Western Australia.

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Establishing an orchard for small landholders

1 October 2013

Growing an orchard can give immense satisfaction — especially when consuming the ripened end product.

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Co-operatives for small producers

27 November 2013

Small producers can often feel a little out of their depth when it comes to supplying and marketing their produce to large-scale buyers.

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Whitefly

10 December 2013

Whiteflies or snow flies (Aleyrodidae) are tiny, sap-sucking insects often found on the underside of leaves.

close up of fresh vegetables

Fruit and vegetable diseases

22 January 2014

This web article describes the most common diseases of vegetables in home gardens.

Potato crops in flower

Potato leafroll virus in potato crops

31 January 2014

Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) causes a disease of potatoes worldwide and occurs in Western Australia.

Trail feeding of ewes in late summer on dry pasture.

Pulpy kidney (enterotoxaemia) of sheep

12 December 2013

Pulpy kidney (enterotoxaemia) is a disease of sheep, goats and cattle.

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Using social media for your small business

18 June 2014

The social media revolution started in 2004 with the introduction of social platforms to share thoughts, ideas and images.

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Soil acidity on your small property

20 May 2014

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.

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