All posts tagged "pests"

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  Farm Management

  Bank on weed seed research to boost grain production

  The behaviour of weeds has changed significantly in Western Australia over the past three decades, which has resulted in the increased emergence...

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  News and Views

  Significant progress towards a weeds RDE portfolio

  Over the past two years the Centre has been making steady but important progress in moving towards the development of a Weeds...

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  News and Views

  Closure of wild dog committee must not come at Victorian farmers’ expense

  The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is concerned the decision by the Victorian Government to dissolve the Wild Dog Ministerial Advisory Committee and...

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  Farm Management

  Enhancing Australia’s bee pest surveillance

  Enhancements to the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program have delivered a range of valuable outcomes to support the health of Australia’s bees.

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  News and Views

  New tools to help your seasonal workers be biosecurity aware

  Transient workers are a crucial part of the workforce for many farm businesses, but bringing workers onto your farm – from overseas...

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  Broadacre

  A nasty surprise could be in store when opening silos

  Grain growers sowing this year’s winter crops may find some nasty surprises when opening their silos for the first time in a...

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  Farm Management

  Have you spotted the parallels?

  Epidemic, incursion, outbreak: call it what you like, you should take note of what’s happening in Australia in response to COVID-19, because...

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  News and Views

  Researchers test their real time eDNA detection kits in Thailand

  The ornamental fish trade in Australia has an estimated value of about $350 million, with 12 to 14 million fish imported each...

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  News and Views

  Can we use flies to monitor RHDV activity?

  The National Rabbit Biocontrol Monitoring Program is working on new and innovative ways to monitor the movement of the various RHDV (calicivirus)...

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  Broadacre

  Using ground-based shooting to successfully manage overabundant pest animals

  Researchers from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have joined forces to review the use of ground-based shooting for the management...