DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

The 'Department Of Agriculture and Food' is a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing agricultural and food industries within state.
In 2004 the department had operating cost of A$215,000,000 approx with $120,000,000 provided directly by the state government. The balance was from Federal Government grants, public operating activities and User charges/fees.^[1]
This department is also responsible for Quarantine control on all plants, soil and animal products brought into the state. The Agricultural Protection Board is also part of this and responsible for the eradication of pests in WA including the Rainbow Lorikeet^[2], Skeleton Weed, Portuguese millipedes (''Ommatoiulus moreletii'')^[3].

Contents

Research stations

References

Further reading

External links

Research stations

The department operates a number of research stations throughout the state these are:


★ Avondale Agricultural Research Station

★ Badgingarra Research Station

★ Esperance Downs Research Station

★ Gascoyne Research Station - Carnarvon

★ Katanning Research Station

★ Kununurra: Frank Wise Research Institute

★ Manjimup Research Station

★ Medina Research Station

★ Merredin Research Station

★ Mt Barker Research Station

★ Newdegate Research Station

★ Vasse Research Station

★ Wongan Hills Research Station

References

1. Deptartment Agriculture accessed 31 Dec 2006
2. Pest Notice December 2006 - Rainbow Lorikeet control options
3. Garden Note October 2006

Further reading

★ ''Articles about the first months of the Western Australian Bureau of Agriculture'' (predecessor of Department of Agriculture) Bureau set up, list of members and tasks it should accomplish (Jan. 1894); editorial on new Bureau and its proposed functions (2 Mar. 1894); report of meeting (21 Mar. 1894); report of Bureau's first 6 months (Sept. 1894). West Australian, 27 Jan. 1894, p.4; 2 Mar. 1894, p.4; 21 Mar. 1894, p.2; 19 Sept. 1894, p.5,

★ Watt, Peter. ''Centenary, 1894-1994 : profiles of progress : Department of Agriculture '' Perth, W.A : The Dept., 1994

External links

★ Department of Agriculture