All posts tagged "pests"

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  694

  Farm Management

  Springtime grain inspection tips

  A good grain growing season has Victorian grain farmers on track for a fantastic harvest but there is still the risk of...

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  717

  Farm Management

  Getting on top of fruit flies in spring

  Spring, as the first fruits start to form, is the time to make sure your fruit fly management practices are up to...

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  577

  News and Views

  Sexy sterile flies soon to hit NSW and Victorian skies

  Millions of sterile Queensland Fruit Flies will be released over trial sites in western NSW and northern Victoria as scientists intensify efforts...

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  769

  News and Views

  Finding the ‘needle in a haystack’ with new portable DNA device

  A new smart-phone sized technology to quickly sequence DNA is being tested by University of Canberra researchers, through the Centre for Invasive...

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  606

  Livestock

  Protecting sheep from flystrike

  A global research project led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development...

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  803

  Farm Management

  Pollination agreements with beekeepers prevent getting stung

  The annual spring movement of hives has commenced, as beekeepers move hives from one area of the country to another following the...

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  763

  Farm Management

  Help at hand for growers and beekeepers

  Honey production is worth more than $100 million annually, along with sales of beeswax, queen and packaged bees. This is dwarfed by...

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  476

  Farm Management

  Growers to get more data on disease resistance in crops

  Growers will have access to disease resistance rating data across a broader range of crops thanks to a new five-year project being...

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  710

  Broadacre

  What is the cost of soil-borne crop disease?

  Agriculture Victoria is calling on growers and agronomists to contribute to a national project seeking to determine the potential soil-borne diseases of...

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  812

  News and Views

  Unseen does not mean clean

  When does clean, really mean clean when it comes to purchasing a second-hand machine?