All posts tagged "pests"

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  Farm Management

  Great opportunity for landholders in Pooncarie to upskill in pest animal management

  Western Local Land Services is offering landholders a great opportunity to upskill through a one-day 1080 Pindone and Canid Pest Ejector (CPE)...

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  Working with PNG to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity

  Australia is building stronger offshore biosecurity measures, with surveys now underway with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to better manage the risk of...

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  Farm Management

  Damn these flies!

  Growers of fruit and vegetables that can be hosts of fruit fly – in particular Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly – are...

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  Small Farms

  It’s stink bug season again

  In recent years between September and April, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has declared ‘stink bug season’ and...

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  Securing Australia’s plant health status

  The future of Australia’s favourable plant health status received a significant boost, with the announcement of a $330,000 Government funded trial of...

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  Biosecurity keeps Australian wine flowing

  The value of biosecurity for Australia’s wine industry has been highlighted, with the release of a new Australian Bureau of Agricultural and...

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  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...