All posts tagged "pests"

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Call for urgent funds to tackle fire ant threat

CANEGROWERS has joined a coalition of conservation, community and farming organisations urging a ministerial meeting to escalate efforts to eradicate red fire...
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Yellow crazy ants meet their match in taskforce

The Government welcomes the deployment of a taskforce by the Wet Tropics Management Authority’s Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program to treat by...
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Sign up to take part in ‘blitz’ on grain pests

2016’s Pantry Blitz, a citizen science project in Western Australia, was so successful that it is once again running in WA and...
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Growers get insight into latest bug control

Growers around New South Wales and Queensland wanting to be on the front foot against tiny green profit suckers will be able...
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Community engagement activities underway in Beerwah

Biosecurity Queensland is continuing with its surveillance and community engagement program after red imported fire ants were detected in Beerwah on Wednesday...
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Spotlight on pests in regional workshops

The latest advice and developments in managing invasive pests will be presented at series of workshops throughout the WA’s agricultural areas in...
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Farm Management
Resistance management strategies now available online

CropLife Australia’s new and updated Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides are now available online.
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Backyard survey for plant pests and disease

Residents around Weipa, Mapoon and Napranum will be given a helping hand in the fight against plant pests and diseases as biosecurity...
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Mackay Area Productivity Services Field Day success

Over 180 growers attended the Mackay Area Productivity Services (MAPs) Field Day at Victoria Plains farm, to learn about a range of...
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Farm Management
Wild dog management champions making local impacts

With an urgent need to take strong action on the wild dog problem in Australia, the National Wild Dog Action Plan welcomes...

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Get FarmingTuesday, July 25th, 2017 at 6:04pm

The key production benefits of using superior genetics when breeding and feeding to boost profitability will be the focus of the first Bred Well Fed Well workshop to be extended to beef producers, following the program’s success in the sheep industry.

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Congratulations Sampson family.

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Get FarmingFriday, July 21st, 2017 at 6:24pm

Orange Pumps has developed a unique range of engine driven pumps for firefighting and other water transfer applications. This has been accomplished by combining and refining a range of high pressure, high volume and excellent self-priming technologies to create the ultimate pump for both firefighting and water transfer.

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Orange’s Utility Pump range - GetFarming

Orange Pumps is pumping up the volume. Orange Pumps has developed a unique range of engine driven pumps for firefighting and other water transfer applications. This has been accomplished by combining and refining a range of high pressure, high volume and excellent self-priming technologies to create...

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Get FarmingThursday, July 20th, 2017 at 6:15pm

This National Farm Safety Week, veterinarians are asking farmers to consider how they can better prevent, detect and manage animal diseases on their farms.

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Get FarmingWednesday, July 19th, 2017 at 6:03pm

For the first time in three years, Australian cattle prices are now lower than year-ago levels, and production is higher, resulting in downward pressure on the market that is expected to continue throughout 2017.

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Get FarmingTuesday, July 18th, 2017 at 6:39pm

Dr Alison Collins (in red) of Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW, has developed, with Pork CRC support, a quantitative PCR to combat ileitis by monitoring its incidence and treatment effects.

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Get FarmingMonday, July 17th, 2017 at 6:30pm

Darling Downs crop and cattle producers the Ryan family are making the biggest changes to their farm since adopting zero till in the early 2000s.

Michael, his wife Elissa, and parents John and Mary, recently implemented controlled traffic farming (CTF) at their Pilton Valley farm, complementing their uptake of variable rate (VR) seeding and imidazolinone-tolerant (IT) corn.

Fourth-generation farmer Michael Ryan said they were embracing select new technologies to improve soil productivity and respond to a changing climate.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2tw1Pr8
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Get FarmingFriday, July 14th, 2017 at 5:52pm

Grain growers can access a range of online tools and resources to help navigate the season and optimise their crop potential in what, for many, has been a challenging growing season.

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Get FarmingThursday, July 13th, 2017 at 6:39pm

Lively Linseed Products is one of the growing number of local businesses adopting Australia’s new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) early, helping consumers make the home-grown choice.

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

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Get FarmingWednesday, July 12th, 2017 at 5:50pm

The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery season started on 11 July 2017, and with potentially the best season in more than 15 years on its way, you too will be as happy as a clam tucking into a feast of scallops from this fishery.

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All posts tagged "pests"

Call for urgent funds to tackle fire ant threat

Yellow crazy ants meet their match in taskforce

Sign up to take part in ‘blitz’ on grain pests

Growers get insight into latest bug control

Community engagement activities underway in Beerwah

Spotlight on pests in regional workshops

Resistance management strategies now available online

Backyard survey for plant pests and disease

Mackay Area Productivity Services Field Day success

Wild dog management champions making local impacts

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Bred Well Fed Well extends to beef

Tim Watts appointed as Executive Officer

Growers invited to participate in Industry Funding Scheme survey

Bred Well Fed Well extends to beef

Tim Watts appointed as Executive Officer

Growers invited to participate in Industry Funding Scheme survey

Next round of applications sought for scholarship

Call for urgent funds to tackle fire ant threat