All posts tagged "Plant Health Australia"

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  New biosecurity manual for potato growers

  The Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual is a guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of weeds, pests, and diseases impacting...

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  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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  Small Farms

  Peeling back the layers of biosecurity for onion growers

  For the first time, onion growers across Australia have a manual dedicated to their biosecurity needs.

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  On-farm biosecurity shows its worth in face of disease threat

  Our second profile of the Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year Award winners is of the Mackay Farming Group of Tully, Far...

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  Pre-seeding preparation paramount to produce premium product

  Grain growers preparing for the start of the 2018 growing season have been reminded to implement robust biosecurity measures to ensure they...

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  Warning on uncertified seed

  While it might be tempting to trade seed ‘over the fence’ for sowing, the biosecurity risks associated with using uncertified seed should...

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  Banana growers recognised in biosecurity awards

  The 2018 winners of the inaugural Farm Biosecurity Producer of The Year Award, part of the Australian Biosecurity Awards, are Mackay Farming...

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  Top 10 tips to improve biosecurity at harvest time

  Harvest is usually the season when extra activity on your property can create additional biosecurity risks for your farm.

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  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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  Harvest Weed Seed Control 101

  The results of the 2017 Farm Biosecurity Survey showed that producers spend a lot of time controlling weeds, so here’s something that...