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The latest grains and livestock information for farmers and industry in WA
Western Australia
Joined January 2012
Don’t miss your chance to win a power washer or boot scrubber in our Animal Biosecurity activities at Dowerin Machinery Field Days. Learn how to prevent diseases like avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever and lumpy skin disease. 📍DPIRD shed, Uberin St.
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Got questions about data sharing or licensing in ag?🤔. Drop by the eConnect stand in the DPIRD shed at Dowerin and chat with the team and special guest Prof. Camilla Andersen from UWA Law School about data licensing and visual contracts 📝
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Want to unlock more value from your farm data?🌱. Visit the DPIRD shed at Dowerin Machinery Field Days and meet the eConnect team to find out more about the Extrata Data Exchange Hub and how it can help WA primary producers securely share and leverage farm data🔐
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📣 Calling all rural, regional and remote women!.The @RRRNetwork needs your help with their annual survey. The anonymous survey helps to shape our work, guide advocacy and amplify out impact. Fill it out here 👉
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🔈Oat stem rust found near York. Bacterial blight and septoria avenae blotch also present. Growers should monitor crops and follow biosecurity measure to reduce spread of rust. 📰Read the latest #PestFactsWA newsletter
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Diamondback moth alert. With warmer spring temps forecast and moths being captured in traps from Ogilvie to Howick, growers should sweep their canola crops for caterpillars. Most larval damage happens in spring #PestFactsWA @GRDCWest. 📰
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🔈Native budworm moth flights detected in the central and Eastern grainbelt. Caterpillars found in a chickpea crop near Southern Cross. Growers are urged to check their crops for native budworm caterpillars as temps rise. #PestFactsWA newsletter ➡️
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👋Meet Glen Schindler – a dedicated DPIRD technical officer in Northam working in the broadacre systems plant pathology team. Learn more about Glen in the latest #ProtectingWACrops newsletter 👉
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WA growers are encouraged to utilise the newly released NetBlotchBM app, alongside other decision support tools, to optimise fungicide management in barley, wheat, and canola. Read more in the latest #ProtectingWACrops newsletter. 📖
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Got questions about sheep & goat eID? Love free stuff? 🐑🐐.Join our free webinar with Integrity Systems!.✅ eID updates & reminders.✅ LPA & Animal Welfare Plans.✅ Access to EU markets.✅ NLIS Database Uplift update. Don’t miss out!👇 .
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🔈Cockchafers (scarab larvae) are causing increasing damage to cereal crops. Read about the new 3-year DPIRD-GRDC project tackling this emerging threat in the latest #ProtectingWACrops newsletter. 📖
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Oat aphids found in oats near Northam. Growers are urged to inspect cereal crops and correctly ID aphid species for effective management. More info in the latest #PestFactsWA newsletter. @GRDCWest. 🔗Read more @GRDCWest
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🔈Turnip yellows virus detected at low levels in canola across Albany & Kwinana West zones. Green peach aphids - the vector of the virus - have been active in these areas. Multiple aphid species also found across the WA grainbelt. 🔗#PestFactsWA@GRDCWest
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The latest edition of Ovine Observer is out now! Read more and subscribe here 👇👇👇.
dpird.wa.gov.au
Ovine Observer assists sheep producers to have the latest information from the department.
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Continue to monitor sheep condition score throughout lambing and lactation periods to ensure good lamb survival and reduce ewe mortality 🐑. Check out this video for your handy guide to condition scoring 👇👇.
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Keep an eye out for insect pests of legume pastures such as red legged earth mite and lucerne flea. Severe infestations can reduce feed availability. 🌱. Chemical control options can be found in the Autumn/Winter Insecticide Guide 2025 👇.
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🌾Growers are urged to monitor canola, lupin and pulse crops for native budworm caterpillars. Moths have been detected across all WA grainbelt regions, and larvae have been found in some northern and central crops. 🔗 #PestFactsWA @GRDCWest
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Bacterial blight and septoria avenae blotch found on oats near Northam. Septoria avenae blotch also reported in oats near Three Springs. Monitor oat crops for symptoms. 🔗 #PestFactsWA @GRDCWest
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Supplementation is still necessary for pregnant ewes if Feed on Offer (FOO) is less than 800kg DM/ha, and for lactating ewes if FOO is less than 1500-2000kg DM/ha. 🌱🌱.Our Pastures from Space website maps out how much FOO is available on your property. 👇.
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