Epidemic, incursion, outbreak: call it what you like, you should take note of what’s happening in Australia in response to COVID-19, because a crop or livestock pest or disease outbreak would play out quite similarly. (more…)
Category: Features
Early sown canola an option where there is stored soil moisture
New South Wales grain growers with good stored soil moisture levels following the recent rain should consider early sowing of longer season canola varieties after new research demonstrated their capacity to utilise deep water to yield well in a tough finish. (more…)
EPA issues fine for breach of dog baiting rules
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is reminding landholders to use pesticide baits correctly after a landholder was fined for multiple alleged non-compliance when using fox and wild dog baits. (more…)
It’s that time again: Farm Biosecurity Producer Survey
Every couple of years the Farm Biosecurity Program, run by Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia, conducts a national phone survey of about 1200 producers. (more…)
Make sure your next cuppa isn’t a biosecurity risk
For more than a decade, a small group of farmers have been growing coffee bushes in Far North Queensland and northern New South Wales, and in 2011 the first coffee made from commercially grown Australian beans hit the market. (more…)
Reap what you sow – Seed provides critical ingredient for Australian dairy
Agricultural leader Pacific Seeds has revealed that while Australia owes its milk and dairy products to the cows that produce them, it is how these cows are fed that can drastically affect what ends up in supermarkets. (more…)