Aerial baiting programs, targeting wild dogs, are being launched across NSW during the next few months in a community-wide, co-ordinated bid to reduce attacks on livestock and protect native fauna. (more…)
Category: The Future
Keeping our eyes peeled for citrus pests
Australia’s largest fresh fruit exporting industry received a sweetener, with the launch of the Government’s ten-year national strategy to tighten the squeeze on pests that can wreak havoc on our citrus industry. (more…)
Five ingredients for a thriving agricultural sector
Five key challenges will be central to Australian agriculture’s continued success, according to ABARES Executive Director, Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds. (more…)
Impregnable barrier to fruit fly
Hundreds of thousands of sterile fruit flies will drop from the sky over the Adelaide region today kicking off a bold plan to reduce the numbers of an endemic pest. (more…)
What a pearl! New oyster to save the industry
A Griffith University scientist has revealed plans to potentially save the struggling Queensland oyster industry. (more…)
Salt-tolerant grapevines
A discovery by Australian scientists is likely to improve the sustainability of the Australian wine sector and significantly accelerate the breeding of more robust salt-tolerant grapevines. (more…)