Reports of an increase in mouse activity across Western Australia’s grain growing region haven’t come as a surprise to industry experts, who were expecting high numbers this year after a bumper harvest and significant outbreak in 2021. (more…)
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New biosecurity hub for grains industry
Plant Health Australia (PHA) in partnership with Grain Producers Australia (GPA) have launched an online hub of industry-specific biosecurity resources and tools. (more…)

Crop disease management in focus at WA workshops
Western Australian grain growers and agronomists are being offered an opportunity to access cutting edge cereal and canola disease management advice and support through four workshops starting later in July 2021. (more…)

Glyphosate-resistant capeweed detected in WA
Researchers from the Grains Research and Development Corporation-supported Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) have detected the world’s first population of glyphosate-resistant capeweed. (more…)

WA grain industry plans a carbon neutral future
Western Australian grain growers will explore strategies for making their industry carbon neutral as part of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Update in Perth on February 22 and 23 2021. (more…)

Strategies for managing high moisture grain at harvest
Patchy storm rain is adding to harvest stress across parts of Western Australia as growers work around the clock to get crops off. (more…)