With producers reporting traditional backpacker labour shortages for picking crops, there are reports of people saying they will leave their fruit unpicked or left to rot where it falls. (more…)
Tag: Plant Health Australia
Check before you pack and go
While the rules are relaxing for people moving around Australia between different states and territories in relation to COVID-19, the rules remain for the movement of plants and plant products between states and territories to prevent the movement of pests and diseases. (more…)
Connecting plant health surveillance professionals
Members of the Plant Surveillance Network Australasia-Pacific are now better connected following the launch of a new website at the Annual Surveillance Workshop 2020. (more…)
Results of the 2020 producer survey are in
More Australian producers than ever before have implemented biosecurity practices to protect their properties from diseases, pests and weeds. (more…)
Free biosecurity course for Aussie beekeepers
The Biosecurity for Beekeepers online course is now free for all Australian beekeepers, increasing the accessibility of training which will help protect the honey bee industry from pests and diseases. (more…)
Plant Health Australia welcomes new CEO Sarah Corcoran
Sarah Corcoran has commenced as CEO of Plant Health Australia (PHA), the national coordinator of the government-industry partnership on plant biosecurity. (more…)