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Must See
It’s that time again: Farm Biosecurity Producer Survey

Farm Biosecurity interviews 1200 producers from across Australia every couple of years, no matter where you happen to be.
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Must See
Maximising returns through informed decision making

Extracting the most out of the 2017 cropping season, despite the dry start, will be the focus of two forums on Eyre...
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Farm Management
Look out for destructive agricultural weed, golden dodder

Home gardeners and horticultural and hay producers have been asked to look out for the parasitic weed golden dodder after it was...
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News and Views
Economic and environmental benefits of GM crops

A new report released in the UK has found that crop biotechnology has significantly reduced agriculture’s environmental impact and stimulated economic growth...
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Farm Management
Blackleg defence options still available for canola growers

Canola growers in the southern cropping region still have options for control of blackleg this season despite reduced efficacy to fluquinconazole (a...
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Farm Management
Satellite imagery detects and monitors weeds

Having ‘eyes in the sky’ checking crops every ten days is a useful tool for growers and agronomists monitoring crops and managing...
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Farm Management
Sheep make money while eating weed seeds

For mixed farming operations like ‘Marbarrup’, west of Kojonup, WA, there are a stack of good reasons not to light up chaff...
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Farm Management
Counting the cost of duck damage

With a very promising rice harvest underway across the Riverina, a number of growers are reflecting on the cost of wild duck...
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Fast Facts
Growers win 10 awards at Sydney Royal Easter Show

Growers of Pacific Seeds varieties were the big winners at 2017’s Sydney Royal Easter Show District Exhibits Competition, taking out 10 of...
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Farm Management
Growers get the jump on costly soil-borne diseases

Growers across the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) southern cropping region are avoiding extensive yield and economic losses by knowing the...

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Get FarmingThursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 6:10pm

Are you a sheep producer looking for more confidence when buying in new stock?

Well, help has arrived in the form of the newly created National Sheep Health Declaration (SHD), which replaces the outgoing National Sheep Health Statement.

Find out more here: http://bit.ly/2rXOmrC

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Get FarmingWednesday, June 21st, 2017 at 6:03pm

A roadmap for the future of the nursery industry has been released, outlining the priorities for research and development (R&D) and marketing over the next five years, to support its growth and sustainability.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2rPKspv

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Get FarmingTuesday, June 20th, 2017 at 5:24pm

With an urgent need to take strong action on the wild dog problem in Australia, the National Wild Dog Action Plan welcomes continued support of wild dog control activities through renewed investment in state-based wild dog plans and community-driven committees.

Get the full story here: http://bit.ly/2tnb0LZ
Image credit: Invasive Animals CRC

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Get FarmingMonday, June 19th, 2017 at 6:31pm

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Get FarmingMonday, June 19th, 2017 at 5:39pm

Did you take part in this year's FarmBiosecurity Program survey?

2017's survey is wrapping up, with only a couple of hundred producers left to be surveyed!

For more information about these interviews, head here: http://bit.ly/2thOTq6

Image credit: Plant Health Australia

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Get FarmingFriday, June 16th, 2017 at 5:24pm

The Victorian Government has helped secure a $8.65 million investment from Booth Transport in a new milk logistics and distribution hub in Strathmerton, creating 77 new jobs.

Get the full story here: http://bit.ly/2rCx96V

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Get FarmingFriday, June 16th, 2017 at 3:19pm

Get your claws into good biosecurity with new resources from Animal Health Australia
http://www.farmbiosecurity.com.au/industry/new-and-emerging-livestock-industries/

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Get FarmingThursday, June 15th, 2017 at 4:53pm

The WA Department of Agriculture and Food has boosted its livestock compliance capacity in the South West with the appointment of livestock biosecurity senior compliance inspector Michael Donaghy in Bunbury.

Get the full story here: http://bit.ly/2s3ml4Z
Image credit: DAFWA

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Get FarmingWednesday, June 14th, 2017 at 6:10pm

Australian potato growers are being urged to renew their focus on on-farm biosecurity, including developing a biosecurity plan to reduce both the impact of destructive endemic pests and the likelihood of new pests being introduced onto their farms.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2s8VIdm