All posts tagged "pests"

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  News and Views

  Virus combo gets jump on feral rabbits

  The combined release of two common biological control agents in Australia has given farmers and landowners an advantage in the fight against...

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  Farm Management

  Growers urged to monitor for crop mites

  Southern region grain growers are being advised to monitor for redlegged earth mites (RLEM) this winter, with experts warning environmental conditions have...

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  Small Farms

  Encouraging results from citrus canker response

  The strong response to the citrus canker detection in the Northern Territory is delivering important outcomes, as government and industry work together...

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  Farm Management

  Next generation of fruit fly handbook and website launched

  The business of sorting and identifying the thousands of tephritid ‘true’ fruit flies affecting a wide variety of crops grown in Australia...

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  Livestock

  Livestock SA welcomes government commitment to wild dog control

  Livestock SA has welcomed the announcement by SA Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Tim Whetstone that the SA Government will...

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  News and Views

  Queensland way of life could feel fire ant sting

  The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is calling on all Queenslanders to do their bit for biosecurity in the wake of a recent...

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  Broadacre

  Further cases of neonicotinoid resistance in green peach aphids

  Canola and pulse growers are urged to take care when making management decisions for green peach aphid (GPA) this autumn and winter...

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  News and Views

  Improving chemical solutions for pest and weed problems

  Aussie farmers struggling to keep on top of pests and weeds will have access to a wider range of chemicals thanks to...

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  Farm Management

  The latest canola cultivar blackleg ratings

  The latest blackleg ratings for canola cultivars have been made available to the nation’s grain growers.

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  Broadacre

  Barley grass evolves into an even greater cereal pest

  A population of the widespread winter annual grass weed, northern barley grass (Hordeum glaucum), has been confirmed resistant to the key herbicide...