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Australia is one of the largest barley exporters in the world, with Western Australia accounting for some 40% of national production. The crop is predominantly grown in the south and south‐west of the state in winter and spring, where temperate conditions and higher rainfall levels are more suited to barley than northern and eastern regions. Between 2007 and 2013, prolonged outbreaks of barley powdery...