All posts tagged "pests"

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  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...

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  Bait before they mate – now’s the time to tackle snails

  Grain growers are advised to bait snails now in an effort to reduce populations of the crop pests.

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  Farm Management

  How do dung beetles help improve your farm biology?

  When did you last think about the important role dung beetles play on your property? Do you know how best to care...

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  Good advice to growers: don’t accept bad advice on grain storage

  Australia’s grain growers are playing a vital role in safeguarding the nation’s access to global grain markets worth more than $12 billion.

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  Practical tips for better mouse control

  Practical tips for maximising the effectiveness of mouse bait, as well as alternative methods for applying bait at seeding will be two...

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  More communities take the bait and commit to long term pest control

  Aerial baiting programs, targeting wild dogs, are being launched across NSW during the next few months in a community-wide, co-ordinated bid to...

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  Small Farms

  Keeping our eyes peeled for citrus pests

  Australia’s largest fresh fruit exporting industry received a sweetener, with the launch of the Government’s ten-year national strategy to tighten the squeeze...

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  Small Farms

  On-farm support for Tasmania fruit fly management

  Tasmanian fruit growers will be better armed in the fight against fruit fly following the Federal Government grant of $100,000 to Fruit...

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  Growers need to be on front foot with mice ahead of sowing

  Grain growers in South Australia and Victoria are being urged to assess current mouse numbers on their properties to determine if mice...

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  Small Farms

  Impregnable barrier to fruit fly

  Hundreds of thousands of sterile fruit flies will drop from the sky over the Adelaide region today kicking off a bold plan...