All posts tagged "pests"

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  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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  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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  News and Views

  SA Dog Fence project rebuilding hope in state’s pastoral zone

  The $25 million project to repair South Australia’s ailing dog fence and restore pastoralists faith in their future is underway.

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  News and Views

  From knowledge to know-how – motivating landholders to take management action

  Professor Don Hine and Dr Lynette McLeod are currently leading one of our Centre’s key behaviour change projects looking at how we...

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  Farm Management

  Vehicle and machinery hygiene

  Weeds, pests and diseases can enter your farm and be spread by equipment and vehicles, either directly or in plant material, soil...

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  News and Views

  Call to landholders to help with testing feral pigs for lepto and swine brucellosis

  Central Tablelands Local Land Services is working on feral pig disease surveillance project, testing for the infectious diseases leptospirosis and swine brucellosis.

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  Farm Management

  Workshops improve snail management knowledge

  Effective snail management requires careful monitoring of snail activity, weather conditions and soil moisture, together with the use of multiple control options.

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  Farm Management

  Wild Dog Alert prototype sends first text alerts

  The Wild Dog Alert ‘SMS 4G camera trap system’ has been turned on for testing, and in its first night has identified...

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  News and Views

  Bolstering biosecurity against BMSB

  The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has joined QLD Agriculture Minister Mark Furner in calling on the federal government and other states to...

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  Must See

  Expecting a delivery from overseas? Look out for the brown marmorated stink bug

  If you’re receiving parts, equipment or machinery from overseas, particularly Europe, China and the USA, keep an eye out for the brown...