All posts tagged "horticulture"
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718News and ViewsHappy Birthday PHA! 21 years of improving national biosecurity outcomes
April 2021 marks 21 years of improving national biosecurity outcomes through partnerships for Plant Health Australia (PHA). To celebrate this milestone, we...
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608News and ViewsGrants to protect Victorian apples and pears
Victorian apple and pear growers can now apply for grants of up to $150,000 for netting to protect their fruit from hail...
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701News and ViewsThree day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021
The ongoing battle against fruit fly, which continues to threaten over half of Australia’s $13 billion horticulture sector and the 60,000 people...
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773Small FarmsLAMP technology lights the way to infield fall armyworm identification
A new in-field molecular test to detect a significant pest threat to grain and horticulture crops has been developed to help protect...
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770Small FarmsABARES confirms workforce challenges for horticulture
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has confirmed that the severe labour shortages in the horticulture sector...
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665News and ViewsIntegrated pest management best option for new leaf miner
Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) is a new pest to arrive in Australia, first reported in NSW in Greater Sydney in October 2020,...
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619News and ViewsThe importance of records in an incursion
If you sometimes feel like you are drowning in paperwork, be reassured that keeping records is a genuinely useful biosecurity practice.
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666Small FarmsHorticulture growers urged to monitor crops for voracious pest
Horticulture and turf growers in the Gingin and north Wanneroo production areas have been urged to monitor crops for the plant pest,...
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837Farm ManagementPick up fallen fruit in orchards
With producers reporting traditional backpacker labour shortages for picking crops, there are reports of people saying they will leave their fruit unpicked...
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793News and ViewsBlueprint for national cooperation on fruit fly released
The path towards a more coordinated and sustainable fruit fly management system to protect the future productivity and profitability of Australia’s horticulture...
