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Promoting the growth of our agriculture, food production, aquatic resources, and regions in WA. DPIRD may remove any posts or comments that violate this policy.

Welcome to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development official page 👋

This page is monitored from 8.30 am – 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday (AWST). All information provided is general in nature and can change over time. While we aim to ensure the information published is accurate at the time of posting, we advise users to always check that it is current and relevant to your situation. MODERATION POLICY

We encourage discussion, commentary, questions and even criticism but ask that you keep interactions relevant and respectful. DPIRD reserves the right to ban anyone who breaches this policy. We may edit or delete comments that are considered to be:
• Defamatory, abusive, harassing, bullying, discriminatory, racist, offensive, fraudulent or illegal information.
• False, misleading or deceptive.
• Irrelevant posts or comments.
• Private or confidential information.
• Encourages illegal activity, or which otherwise violates the law.
• Promotes a commercial interest. Opinions posted by users of this page do not reflect those of DPIRD or the Western Australian Government. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and recognises their enduring connection to the land and waters. DPIRD acknowledges their continuing cultures and value the contribution they make to the life of our regions. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

30/10/2026

🟤 Loamy Soil used Nutrient Hold!
🟠 Sandy Soil used Wind Erosion!

Think you know your soil types? 🌱

The annual Australian Soil Judging Competition is back and our own Dr Henry Smolinski will be leading the judging, where aspiring soils professionals will hit the pits and put their skills to the test 🤎👢

29/10/2026

A rare find near Bidyadanga is helping unlock the secrets of one of the world's most endangered fish 🪚🐟

A sawfish from the area has become the first confirmed record of a mature female dwarf sawfish, filling a major knowledge gap about how these endangered fish mature and reproduce.

The discovery is helping researchers better understand the species and support future conservation efforts.

29/10/2026

Why didn’t anyone tell us being a food buyer was a career option? 😮

We recently hosted 12 international premium food buyers representing supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, and import and distribution companies from across the globe.

We show them WA’s amazing seafood, meat, horticulture and gourmet food businesses. Then the orders start rolling in 🤝

28/10/2026

Keeping out the rats of the sky 🚫🐦‍⬛

Wonder why we’d put a tracker on a starling? This fella could lead us back to its flock.

With the weather warming up, these introduced pests will be starting to migrate from over east (where they’re established). Our team has been keeping starlings out of WA for nearly 60 years.

Starlings destroy crops, spread weeds and diseases, and compete with our native animals 👎 If you see a starling, report it via MyPestGuide Reporter.

27/10/2026

Aquatic weeds like these are declared pests 🌿🚫

They clog our waterways, crowd out native species and impact fish and other underwater life.

26/10/2026

Don’t waste your waste! 💸

Food Waste PRO is a free toolkit that helps identify your business’ food waste pressure points and guide you through options to reduce waste.

This includes preventative strategies, as well as options to value-add to by-products, like Fins Seafood turning fish frames into premium fertiliser.

23/10/2026

🪰 Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) response update 🪰

Thanks to the hard work of residents in City of South Perth and Town of Victoria Park, the Qfly biosecurity response is progressing well.

There have been no recent Qfly detections, so we are stopping regular property baiting in the Red Zone to check if we have successfully eradicated this nasty pest.

Quarantine measures remain in place and residents in the Red Zone must continue to remove ripe and ripening host fruit, pick up fruit off the ground and follow movement restrictions.

22/10/2026

Check out the bands of better wheat growth – that’s where we used gravel mulch!

Gravel is available locally, can be spread by a conventional farm tractor and loader, and it doesn’t make a run for it in a light breeze 🏃

With the WA wheatbelt getting hotter and drier due to climate change, research like this helps ensure WA growers continue to get more grain from less rain ☀️ 🌾

20/10/2026

Have you visited the Kings Park and Botanic Garden Biosecurity Trail? 🐜🍄👀

Harmful pests and diseases can threaten our food, gardens, farms, and natural environment – impacting what we eat, what we grow, what we export and how we enjoy the natural environment.

Take a walk along the trail to discover how invasive pests can hitchhike into WA and learn the simple actions we can all take to help protect what matters.

15/10/2026

While Rob’s friends and family are missing the bounty of fresh fruit from his garden, so are the Queensland fruit flies.

Thank you to all the South Perth, Kensington and Como gardeners like Rob who are regularly stripping and treating the fruit off their host plants 🥑 🫐🍋

By eradicating this pest, we can keep Perth gardens organic and protect WA’s horticulture industries.

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Perth, WA
6000

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http://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/

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