All posts tagged "pests"

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  News and Views

  Estimating the impact of a Xylella incursion in Australia

  A Xylella fastidiosa incursion could cost Australia’s wine grape and wine-making industries up to $7.9 billion over 50 years, according to a...

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  Broadacre

  Winning feral photos turning negatives into positives

  The winning images of our annual photo competition have captured the dark side of pest animals and weeds – showcasing infestation, damage...

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  Broadacre

  Biotype of Australia’s Russian Wheat Aphid populations now known

  Australian scientists have confirmed that the Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) now established throughout parts of the nation’s south-eastern cropping regions is a...

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  Great strides in the management of wild dogs

  Western Local Land Services has concluded its spring wild dog baiting program which was another successful operation involving 11 pest animal control...

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  Small Farms

  The enemy within: containing regional plant pests

  Biosecurity officers in South Australia recently set up a random road block near Blanchetown, to stop and inspect vehicles for fruit and...

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  Farm Management

  Wild dog problem in suburbia

  Wild dogs are not just a rural problem, and can also be rife on the urban fringe – attacking native wildlife such...

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  Farm Management

  Mouse reduction strategy starts at harvest

  With mouse populations at high to moderate levels for this time of the year in some cropping regions of Victoria and South...

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  News and Views

  Farmers commend WA Government on clarity around funding

  WAFarmers commends WA Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan in the progression of allocating all funds for the Western Australian wild dog action plan.

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  Farm Management

  Reducing snail contamination at harvest

  Grain growers are advised to implement a three-pronged action plan to minimise the risk of snail contamination of grain this harvest.

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  2017 Gamba Action Program launched

  The NT Department of Environment and Natural Resources launched the 2017 Gamba Action Program in Darwin.