All posts tagged "biosecurity"

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  News and Views

  Artificial intelligence to help weed out pests

  The development of an artificially intelligent weapon to help in the fight against Australia’s $5 billion weed scourge will receive $1.97 million...

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  Farm Management

  Make sure hitch hikers don’t arrive with backpacker labour

  At this time of year, many fruit or veg producers will have casual labourers, often backpackers, on their property to help with...

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  Farm Management

  The surprising benefit to bottom line in farming with TR4

  Panama disease tropical race 4 is a devastating disease, no grower would wish upon another.

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  Must See

  We’re on the lookout for the 2020 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year

  Do you know an Australian biosecurity champion? If someone you know goes the extra mile to protect their property from diseases, pests...

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  Farm Management

  CISS welcomes the growing call for strategic feral pig management across Australia

  With the growing risk of African Swine Fever entering Australia and decimating our $5 billion a year pork industry, the National Farmers’...

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  News and Views

  Farmers call for feral pig cull

  The National Farmers’ Federation has called on governments to act immediately to control Australia’s 24 million-strong feral pig population.

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  Farm Management

  Industry action – on the ground biosecurity specialists

  Some of Australia’s larger plant industries have partnered with Plant Health Australia (PHA) and appointed biosecurity specialists as a way of providing...

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  News and Views

  A refreshed National Fruit Fly Council

  The National Fruit Fly Council brings together governments, industries and research funders to facilitate a national approach to managing Queensland fruit fly...

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  Farm Management

  Make a start on biosecurity with tailored planners

  With a number of plant pest incursions on the go across Australia, many producers in the affected areas are turning to on-farm...

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  Must See

  Community-led deer monitoring via DeerScan

  A new feature of the popular Centre for Invasive Species Solutions FeralScan digital community surveillance program, DeerScan, has had more than 1,700...