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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Crops, Production possibilities, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Lupins, Pisum sativum, Faba beans, Canola, Varieties, Western Australia
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Other Plant Sciences | Weed Science
First Page Number
24
Last Page Number
29
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
It has traditionally been more profitable to grow sheep for wool in the medium rainfall parts of the south-west of Western Australia than to grow crops . Crop production has been difficult owing to the hilly terrain, the frequency of waterlogging, the high incidence of damaging frosts in some areas, the frequency of losses from diseases, difficulties with wet weather at harvest, and a lack of adapted crop varieties.
Advances over the past decade have made cropping on a limited scale potentially profitable in the woo/belt.
This article is intended to bring the various options for crop production to the attention of wool growers. Further detailed information will be required for successful production and is available from your local office of the Department of Agriculture.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Wal; Gilmour, Ross; McLean, Robyn; Nelson, Peter; Siddique, K H.M; Carmody, Paul; and Prtichard, Ian
(1994)
"Crops in the woolbelt : current options and emerging prospects,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 35:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol35/iss1/8