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                          Southern Agricultural Region


                          Southern Agricultural Region Ravensthorpe and Esperance Katanning and Jerramungup Albany
                          Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia District Offices in the Southern Agricultural region. Click on your town to to get local news and information.

                          Southern Agricultural Region news

                          Timely information covering: Predicted Shire Wheat Yields 2nd August 2009, Frontal Activity and low Barometric Pressure Overwhelm El Nino Influence, Managing Cereal Diseases this Spring and Sheep Lice Control. More information...

                          Background to the Southern Agricultural Region (SAR)

                          The land area of the SAR stretches from the Shire of Esperance in the east to the Shire of Denmark in the west. The northern extent includes the southern part of the Shire of Wagin. The region covers around 9,600,000ha (~ 4% of WA land area) with over 4,000,000ha of farmland. The Southern Agricultural Region has a population of over 70,000 people (or 3.5% of WA’s population) mainly centred in Albany and Esperance. More information...

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                          02/09/2010
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                          Registration call for beekeepers
                          NLIS cattle wins best communications campaign
                          University students experience Ord farming
                          Locust media update – 30 October 2009
                          Exporting insect-free grapes
                          Perennial grasses proving to be profitable
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