All posts tagged "Farm Biosecurity"

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  Advice for grain growers to improve on-farm biosecurity

  Grain growers across Australia are fortunate to have access to biosecurity advice specifically for their industry from Grains Farm Biosecurity Officers in...

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  News and Views

  Varroa threat to bees and pollination

  Any threat to bee health in Australia will have significant economic impacts on tree crop industries which depend on the free pollination...

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  News and Views

  Survey of grains–livestock producers about biosecurity plans

  It’s been a while since the introduction of the Johne’s Beef Assurance Score (J-BAS) and the addition of biosecurity and animal welfare...

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  Biosecurity basics: Make your own footbath

  Dirty boots can pose a very real risk to your property. People can unintentionally carry pest or disease-causing organisms on unwashed footwear,...

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  Farm Management

  The importance of pest surveillance

  Have you ever wondered how we know that Australia doesn’t have certain pests and diseases that wreak havoc on crop production overseas?

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  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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  Broadacre

  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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  Broadacre

  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...