This page houses a range of content relating to Agriculture from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Western Australia.
For further information go to our department's website.
Reports from 2023
Field Trials Report 2023: WA Farming Systems Project, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Reports from 2022
Bedstraw eradication program 2021/22: annual report to grain growers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Cattle industry funding scheme annual report 2021/2022, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia and Cattle Industry Funding Scheme
Grains, seeds and hay industry funding scheme annual report 2021/2022, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia and Grains, Seeds and Hay Industry Funding Scheme
Sheep and goat industry funding scheme annual report 2021/2022, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia and Sheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme
Skeleton weed program 2021/22 : annual report to grain growers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Reports from 2021
Bedstraw eradication program 2020/21: annual report to grain growers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Skeleton weed program 2020/21: annual report to grain growers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Reports from 2005
Animal Health Laboratories service manual 2005-2006, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Deep drainage is it for me? Workshop manual for participants, Richard ODonnell
Diagnosing and ameliorating problem soils : decision tree on how to diagnose and ameliorate problem soils, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Distribution and Abundance of Pest Animals in Western Australia: A Survey of Institutional Knowledge, Andrew P. Woolnough, Garry S. Gray, Tim J. Lowe, Winifred E. Kirkpatrick, Ken Rose, and Gary R. Martin
Glossary of terms for use with the 'A million hectares for the future' salinity management workshops, Rebecca Heath and Paul Raper
Guide to growing summer grain & forages in the south coast region, Western Australia, Andrea Hills and Sally-Anne Penny
Improving profit in the flower growing business, Gerry Parlevliet
Increased demand for wool apparel in western european markets: effect on Australian wool auctions, Nazrul Islam, John Stanton, and Emma Kopke
Introduction to salinity - workshop development guide for facilitator, T M. Lacey
Introduction to salinity - workshop manual for participants, T M. Lacey
Lucerne is it for me? Participants notes, Richard O'Donnell
Lucerne - is it for me? - Workshop development guide for facilitators, Richard O'Donnell
Pastoral stock water workbook, T M. Sincliar and F A. Bright
Perennial grasses - are they for me? Workshop manual for participants, Department of Agriculture and Food, WA and Grains Research and Development Corporation
Perrennial grassess - are they for me? Workshop development guide for Facilitators, Trevor Lacey
Step workshops - guide for facilitators, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
The status and impact of the Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) in south-west Western Australia, Tamara Chapman
Reports from 2004
A Low rainfall livestock option: analysis of fat tail sheep in the system, Evan Burt, Tanya Kilmister, and Matthew Young
Animal Health Laboratories service manual 2004-2005, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Eradicating footrot from Western Australia - A farmer's guide, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Evaporation basin guidelines for disposal of saline water, JDA Consultant Hydrologists and Edward Hauck
Groundwater trends in the Esperance sandplain and mallee sub-regions, John Andrew Simons and A Alderman
Pastoral resources and their management in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, A M E van Vreeswyk, Alan Payne, and K A. Leighton
Proceedings of the national workshop on footrot, Perth 19-21 August 2003, R K. Mitchell, A R B Higgs, and A R. Mercy
Re-assessment of carrying capacities in the Ashburton River Catchment, Alan L. Payne, A M E van Vreeswyk, and K A. Leighton
Spectacular recovery in the Ord River catchment, A L. Payne, I W. Watson, and P E. Novelly
Reports from 2003
Agricultural processing and the Western Australian economy, Nazrul Islam and Peter Johnson
Farming systems to manage salinity, research results 2003, Richard O'Donnell
Fruit development budget guide for the south-west of Western Australia
Greenhouse, land management and carbon sequestration in Western Australia, Department of Agriculture and Food, WA; Department of Conservation and Land management; Forrest Products Commission; Department of Environment, Water and Catchment Protection; and Anne Bennett
Greenhouse, land management and carbon sequestration in Western Australia, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia; Department of Conservation and Land Management; Forest Products Commission; and Department of Environment, Water and Catchment Protection
Living Standards and Western Australian Agriculture Research Overview and Key Findings, Nazrul Islam
Published Salinity Information and WA Farmers. an investigation into the effectiveness of current published salinity information, Stephen Lloyd
Sustainability Issues for Agriculture in Western Australia, Anne Bennett, Ross Kingwell, and Ross George
Wild dog control : facts behind the strategies, Peter Thomson
Wild dog control facts behind the strategies
Reports from 2002
Cauliflowers in Western Australia - an industry plan, Paul Mattingley
Developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) for Viticulture, Catherine Nind
Live export trade from Australia Summary Information 2001, R T. Norris, Greg Norman, and Meat and Livestock Australia
Pasture condition guides for the Pilbara, A L. Payne and A A. Mitchell
Rangeways - community based planning for ecologically sustainable land use in the Western Australian goldfields, Alec Holm, Margaret H. Friedel, Donald Burnside, Jennifer Duffecy, David Fitzgerald, and Greg Brennan
Review of soil conservation legislation : Carnarvon horticultural area, Jean-Pierre Clement
Statistical report for the Western Australian floriculture industry August 2000
Reports from 2001
AGWEST Revegetation Monitoring Activity, Caroline Hatherly, Tony Allen, and Neil Guise
Management of soil organic matter and gypsum for sustainable production in the Carnarvon horticultural district of Western Australia, R.S.B. Greene, A.J. Lin, and D. C. Parr
Management strategies for nutrient and sediment loss in the Ellen Boook catchment
Reports from 2000
Community support for natural resource management
Deep drainage in south-west Western Australia - Making it work, not proving it wrong
Economics of oil mallees : report, Allan Herbert
Eucalypt woodlands - A guide to management
Identifying areas of agricultural significance, Ian Kininmonth
Pasture growth rates on farms in the south of Western Australia
Stocking rate guidelines for rural small holdings, Swan Coastal Plain and Darling Scarp and surrounds, Western Australia, Dennis van Gool, Ken Angell, and Lindsay Stephens
Reports from 1999
Change in agricultural values 1982/83 to 1995/96 - Western Australia, Graham Annan, Dennis van Gool, and Werner Runge
Codes of practice for vegetable production on the Swan coastal plain
Mangoes at a glance from Western Australia
Rising above the herd - an analysis of the Western Australian beef and cattle industry
Swan Valley rural survey May 1999
Reports from 1998
Better planning for rural development
Live sheep trade from Australia summary information for 1997, R T. Norris and G J. Norman
Pastoral resources and their management in the Sandstone-Yalgoo-Paynes Find area, Western Australia, A M E van Vreeswyk and P. T. Godden
Report on degradation of the Southern River Wungong catchment Perth Western Australia
Supplementary feeding of cattle in the Rangelands
Total grazing management - Results and observations from the Pimbee Station trial
Total grazing management : results and observations from the Pimbee Station trial, Damien Pearce, Geoff Elliott, and Robert Rouda
Reports from 1997
Atlas of Western Australian agricultural statistics 1994-95, Dennis van Gool and Werner Runge
Economic considerations of land-use and landcare in the Peel-Harvey Catchment
Live sheep trade from Australia summary information for 1996, R T. Norris and G J. Norman
Making sense of land use planning for sustainable rural development
Phosphorus and nitrate loss from horticulture on the Swan Coastal Plain, Neil Clifton Lantzke
Soil information sheets for the northern agricultural areas, Natural Resources Assessment Group, Agriculture Western Australia and Landcare Western Australia
Reports from 1996
Atlas of Western Australian agricultural statistics 1993-94, Dennis van Gool and Werner Runge
Data dictionary, Coastal land and groundwater for horticulture from Gingin to Augusta, Werner Runge and Dennis van Gool
Environmental Water Quality - a guide to sampling and measurement, Richard J. George, Davie Weaver, and James Terry
Esperance Downs Research Station - Salinity and water monitoring
Esperance regional catchment planning strategy
Fire management of spinifex pastures in the coastal and West Pilbara, John Stretch
Forty years of rangeland research in the Meekatharra and Wiluna districts (1956-1996), Andrew Thomson and John Morrissey
Managing pastures for long-term prosperity
Pilbara steer growth evaluation : 1994 - 1996, Wayne Fletcher, Brian McIntyre, Shane Cridland Dr, and J L. James
Proceeedings - Trizane tolerant canola workshop
Rural research for farm profit - thrid edition
Soil information sheets for part of the Jerramungup agricultural area, Tim D. Overheu, Landcare Western Australia, and Jerramungup Land Conservation District Committee
Soil information sheets for the Mount Beaumont, mallee and Esperance agricultural areas
Soil information sheets for the Mount Beaumont, Mallee and Esperance agricultural areas, Department of Agriculture and Food, Landcare Western Australia, Esperance Land Conservation District Committee, and Mount Beaumont / Howick Catchment Group (W.A.)
Time of lambing: Extension manual, Keith Croker and Ian McFarland