More Australian producers than ever before have implemented biosecurity practices to protect their properties from diseases, pests and weeds. (more…)
Tag: Plant Health Australia
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…)
We need your weevils: survey to measure phosphine resistance in grain storages
As part of a continuing, national effort to measure the resistance of insects in stored grain to phosphine, the Victoria’s Grains Biosecurity Officer, Jim Moran, wants to visit farms to collect insects in and around grain storages. (more…)
Coordinated biosecurity surveillance to strengthen grain industry
The Australian grains industry is better protected from exotic pests and diseases with the recent development of a National Grain Biosecurity Surveillance Strategy. (more…)
New tools to help your seasonal workers be biosecurity aware
Transient workers are a crucial part of the workforce for many farm businesses, but bringing workers onto your farm – from overseas or other parts of your state or Australia – who move around the country in search of work may also bring diseases, pests and weed seeds with them. (more…)