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Western Australian Agriculture - Key Achievements 1998 - 1999, Agriculture Western Australia

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

During 1998/99 Western Australia's agricultural industries continued to build on an enviable international reputation for a professional approach to business and a proven track record in producing and supplying food and fibre products of consistently high ·quality.

A global increase in demand for food and fibre, changing consumer behaviour, and further world trade liberalisation offer great challenges and opportunities for the export of Western Australian agricultural produce. Agriculture Western Australia has responded to these changes with increased emphasis on quality assurance and supply chain management to focus on specific consumer and end-user requirements, and to improve alliances between producers, processors …

Bulletin 4384 - New Asian Vegetables From Western Australia - At A Glance, Vynka Mcveigh, Soon Chye Tan Dr, Geraldine Pasqual

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Western Australia produces a range of horticultural commodities including fruit, vegetables, flowers, nursery products and wine as part of its fast growing $400 million horticultural industry. Natural advantages such as climate and clean environment, soils and water make Western Australia an ideal place to supply a variety of high quality produce to domestic and international markets.

Western Australia is Australia's largest exporter of fresh vegetables, sending a range of products to over 20 countries. A strong export trade has developed with South East Asia and growing opportunities exist in other markets in Asia and in the Northern Hemisphere. Western Australia …

Legume Logic Number 100

Legume Logic

Contents

Press the seed, not the soil

Third European legume conference - Spain

Pulse points

Wodjil lupins

Seed quality tests

Seasons greetings & 100 issues for Legume Logic

Legume Logic Number 99

Legume Logic

Contents

Frost observations

- Peas

- Faba beans

- Chickpeas

Pulse points

Peas- a forgotten crop

Seed testing 1999

Legume Logic Number 98

Legume Logic

Contents

Atrazine resistance

Budworm control

Non podding lupins

Lupin variety recommendations 1999

Caution with gypsum

Agricultural Information Delivery To Western Australian Farmers By The Private Sector, Ag Knowledge

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This study of agricultural information providers operating in Western Australia presents detailed strategic information about this commercial collective to assist the Executive of Agriculture Western Australia (AgWest) to measure the Agency's current position as an information source and make timely decisions that will capitalise on the linkages and forge more sustainable working relationships with the front line information deliverers.

Agwest Trade & Development Agtrade Database, Besko Trhulj, Rachel Hills

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No abstract provided.

Legume Logic Number 97

Legume Logic

Contents

Salinity and Western Australian agriculture

Fragile pulses?

Swathing lupins

Pulse points

Anthracnose and narrowleafed lupins

Crop-topping lupins

Legume Logic Number 96

Legume Logic

Contents

Agronomy - growing for a greener future

Pulse points

Aphid damage to lupins - Francoise berlandier, AgWA

Winter pulse plantings for 1998 ('000 hectares)

Albus and anthracnose fungus - Bill O'Neill AgWa, Geraldton

Legume Logic Number 95

Legume Logic

Contents

Seasonal situation

Safe cropping

Pulse points

Herbicide damage

AgraCorp Pulse Indicator Prices as 23 June

Controlling grass weeds in pulse crops

Post-emergent broadleafed weed control

Legume Logic Number 94

Legume Logic

Contents

Sustainability

Lupin price outlook

Seasonal conditions

Legume Logic Number 93

Legume Logic

Contents

Faba beans

Spraying and Anthracnose

Lime and lupins

Sustainability

Wodjil bulkup

Legume Logic Number 92

Legume Logic

Contents

Stubble trouble?

Field Peas

Reminders

Lupin conference

Weed control in chickpea crops

Export Carrot Production Capability Study, Dennis Phillips

Horticulture research reports

A survey was conducted by personal interview of nearly 80 per cent of Western Australian export carrot growers to determine the range of business profiles and production practices prevailing in the industry in 1996-97. The study provided significant information which the industry can use to guide future development and to benchmark its performance.

The industry was characterised by a high level of Australian ownership and a healthy mix of family and corporate ownership and vertical integration. Capital investment in production was high, potentially inhibiting new entrants to the industry.

Threats to future industry growth were identified in an ageing management …

Guidelines Of Activities And Costs Of Establishing A Vineyard For Winegrapes, Alex Sas, Roslyn Hanna, Diana Fisher

Viticulture published reports

This document is intended as a starting point for those interested in growing wine grapes and highlights the management techniques, labour requirements, and costs involved with such an enterprise. Budgeting methods are used to determine the profitability of investing in a 10 ha vineyard in the south-west of Western Australia. The document should not be used as a recipe with which to develop a vineyard, but rather as a guide.

Establishing a vineyard involves a large initial investment with no returns until usually three years after planting. Factors such as site selection, environment, seasonal conditions and management, will all affect …

Legume Logic Number 91

Legume Logic

Contents

Mice damage

CMV alert

Anthracnose prevention

Wodjil lupins

Chickpeas

Legume Logic Number 90

Legume Logic

Contents

A wider perspective

Seed or feed in the silo?

Pulse receivals (CBH 30/1/98)

Order inoculants now

Pulse market outlook

Albus proposals

Anthracnose seed test

Lupinus logicus vale

Grain pool outlook meetings

Annual Report 97/98- Western Australia. Dept. Of Agriculture: New Industries Program Creating Growth Paths For Innovation, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia

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No abstract provided.

Putting Land Resource Information Into Perspective. Interpreting Land Resource And Capability Information To Assess The Impacts And Management Needs Of Different Land Uses And To Assist Strategic Planning, Land Assessment Pty Ltd, Agriculture Western Australia

Natural resources published reports

These notes were prepared by Martin Wells from Land Assessment Pty Ltd in June 1997 to assist in the delivery of this training course. The objective of the course is to provide land use planning practitioners with a working understanding of soil-landscape mapping and land capability assessment activities, and of their practical applications in land use planning.

Who Is This Course For?

Land use planners

* not only professional planners

* but all involved in making decisions on how land is used

* involves many government or semi-government bodies

* and also immediate land use decision makers, farmers and their …

Focus On The Future Agriculture Western Australia's Strategic Directions 1998 - 2008, Agriculture Western Australia

Reports

Strong growth in global demand combined with productivity gains, product innovation and sustainability improvements throughout the 1990s enable Western Australia agriculture to look to the 21st century with confidence.

This optimistic outlook is largely the result of innovation across the agricultural industries based on research, development and extension - activities in which Agriculture Western Australia continues to be the State's leading provider.

Focus on the Future is ambitious, and sends a unequivocal message about our strategic directions and the rationale guiding the agency in allocating resources to those areas which offer the biggest benefits to the Western Australian agriculture, food …

Western Australian Agriculture - Key Achievements 1997-1998, Department Of Primary Industry And Fisheries, Western Australia

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

During the past year the agriculture sector continued to be one of the most innovative and significant contributors to the Western Australian economy. In 1996/97 the value of agricultural exports reached $4.6 billion, having doubled in five years.

Not only does agriculture contribute directly to the State's financial position but farm expenditure is estimated to have a three-fold multiplier effect, thereby having a wide impact on the social well-being of Western Australians.

Increasingly, international trade is being linked to environmental performance. Accordingly, the Government has cemented sustainable farming as a cornerstone of the industry's and Agriculture WA's activities, thereby ensuring …

Agriculture And The Western Australian Economy : Value Added Contribution Of Agricultural Commodities, Nazrul Islam

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Agriculture And The Western Australian Economy: An Input-Output Analysis - Vol 2, Nazrul Islam, Peter Johnson

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Appendix A The 111-Sector Table

Table Al. The WA 111-sector 1-0 Table: 1992/93 51

Appendix B Direct Allocation Coefficients

Table Bl. The WA 111-sector 1-0 Coefficients Table: 1992/93

Appendix C Industry Multipliers

Cl. Output multipliers

C2. Income Multipliers

C3. Employment Multipliers

Table Cl. WA Multipliers

Appendix D Comparison of Multipliers

Table Dl. Output Multipliers for WA

Table D2. Income Multipliers for WA

Table D3. Employment Multipliers for WA

Table D4. Output Multipliers for Australia

Table D5. Income Multipliers for Australia

Table D6. Employment Multipliers for Australia

Table D7. Percentage Differences in Output Multipliers between WA and Australia

Table D8. Percentage …

Agriculture And The Western Australian Economy : An Input-Output Analysis, Nazrul Islam, Peter Johnson

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In October 1996 the Office of Policy and Planning in Agriculture Western Australia undertook a collaborative research project on ‘Agriculture in the Western Australian Economy’ with the Economic Research Centre (ERC), University of Western Australia. One of the main objectives of the project was to ensure that the new input-output (I-O) table for Western Australia being produced by the ERC, would incorporate agricultural industries in a manner that corresponded to the different industry programs of Agriculture Western Australia. The resulting 111-sector WA table is based on the national I-O table for 1992-93 and is presented in Volume 2 of the …

International Market Opportunities For Lentils, Andrew Quinn, Malcolm Sedgwick

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

The purpose of this report is to determine, through desk top statistical analysis, those countries which hold significant promise for the export expansion of the Western Australian lentil industry.

The report is comprised of five parts. 1) a brief lentil overview, 2) world lentil production and trade, 3) Australian lentil production and trade, 4) Western Australian lentil production and trade and 5) conclusions.

The first four sections identify the major producers, exporters, importers and premium markets operating in the international lentil market. The fifth section concludes by identifying six countries that warrant further in-market analysis to determine their lentil preferences …

International Market Opportunities For Field Peas, Andrew Quinn, Malcolm Sedgwick

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

The purpose of this report is to determine, through desk top statistical analysis, key countries which hold significant promise for the export expansion of the Western Australian field pea industry.

The report is comprised of five parts. 1) a brief field pea overview, 2) world field pea production and trade, 3) Australian field pea production and trade, 4) Western Australian field pea production and trade and 5) conclusions.

The first four sections aim to identify the major producers, exporters, importers and premium markets operating in the international field pea market. The fifth section concludes by identifying six countries that warrant …

Achievements In Wool 1997, Agriculture Western Australia

Animal production and livestock published reports

The Wool Strategy Group, which I initiated in 1993, and Agriculture Western Australia's Wool Program are strategic partners working together with industry to develop and market this State's wool industry.

Wool is Western Australia's second most important agricultural industry, with a current export value of $643 million. It has the potential to return to a billion dollar industry in the next five years and the industry needs to be strongly focused on producing what the market requires to take advantage of this.

The Wool Strategy Group, led by Chairman Mr Philip Gardiner, and the Wool Program, have established an international …

International Market Opportunities For Faba Beans, Andrew Quinn, Malcolm Sedgwick

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

Western Australian faba bean production is growing and export volumes are increasing. In contrast, production is declining in many of the world's traditional faba bean regions. World trade, however, is growing.

China dominates the world export market and is growing rapidly as an exporter. The UK and Australia are the second and third largest exporters respectively.

As Western Australian production increases, the State will increasingly play an important role in Australia's ability to supply faba beans into markets looking tor quality and stable supply.

Saudi Arabia has emerged as the State's largest export market. The State is well located to …

Resource Management Decision Support Tools - Brief Model Descriptions, Campbell White & Associates Pty Ltd

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

During the past 10 years, a number of financial models have been developed within Agriculture Western Australia to assist decision making in resource management. Various approaches have been taken including whole farm, development and partial budgets.

Natural resource managers within Agriculture Western Australia, have identified a need to preserve these decision support systems in a central library. The models should be readily accessible to new staff, and the library should provide an 'engine' through which the models can be promoted, and information relating their application distributed. Recent technology such as the development and mainstream adoption of the World Wide Web …

Bridgetown-Greenbushes And Boyup Brook Rural Survey- Results And Conclusions, Ben Rose

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This survey was funded by Agriculture Western Australia Farm Forestry Development Project and Department of CALM. It was initiated by the Bridgetown Land Conservation District Committee and was supported by the Shire of Bridgetown and Bunnings Treefarms. The aim was to identify farmers' individual and community issues and concerns The report was to be presented to the community and agencies with the intention of stimulating on-going action to address the issues