All posts tagged "Farm Biosecurity"

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  Farm Management

  Don’t bring back more than memories

  Farmers, researchers, agronomists, government agency staff, scholarship recipients and tourists from rural areas need to be hyper vigilant with their hygiene practices...

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  New biosecurity manual for potato growers

  The Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual is a guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of weeds, pests, and diseases impacting...

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  Small Farms

  Peeling back the layers of biosecurity for onion growers

  For the first time, onion growers across Australia have a manual dedicated to their biosecurity needs.

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  On-farm biosecurity shows its worth in face of disease threat

  Our second profile of the Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year Award winners is of the Mackay Farming Group of Tully, Far...

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  Warning on uncertified seed

  While it might be tempting to trade seed ‘over the fence’ for sowing, the biosecurity risks associated with using uncertified seed should...

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  Small Farms

  Banana growers recognised in biosecurity awards

  The 2018 winners of the inaugural Farm Biosecurity Producer of The Year Award, part of the Australian Biosecurity Awards, are Mackay Farming...

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  Top 10 tips to improve biosecurity at harvest time

  Harvest is usually the season when extra activity on your property can create additional biosecurity risks for your farm.

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  Farm Management

  Damn these flies!

  Growers of fruit and vegetables that can be hosts of fruit fly – in particular Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly – are...

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  Harvest Weed Seed Control 101

  The results of the 2017 Farm Biosecurity Survey showed that producers spend a lot of time controlling weeds, so here’s something that...

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  Small Farms

  It’s stink bug season again

  In recent years between September and April, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has declared ‘stink bug season’ and...