Weevils are proving to be a blight on Paterson’s Curse
NEW South Wales farmers are being urged to check any Paterson’s Curse infestations for insect damage this Spring, before undertaking costly spraying.
View ArticleICMJ webinar to outline the red meat path to carbon neutrality
PRACTICAL steps for Australia’s red meat industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 will be laid out at the next Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) webinar on September 30.
View ArticleNew app outlines livestock farming carbon opportunities
SHEEP, beef and crop farmers now have an app to help them understand their potential opportunities from carbon-reducing activities.
View ArticleGrassland society offers ‘green gold’ insights in virtual conference
‘GREEN Gold’ is the theme of the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s second virtual conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic later this month.
View ArticleNew soil lime test promises quicker, cheaper results
A SIMPLE inexpensive and fast method to measure low concentrations of lime in soil will be tested on South Australian farms over the next two years.
View ArticleWorld-first free satellite pasture imagery launched for MLA members
EVERY sheep, goat and cattle producer in Australia can have free access to satellite maps showing weekly changes in ground cover and pasture biomass on their properties – provided they are registered...
View ArticleNative pasture trial shows benefit of fertiliser and management
FERTILISER and good grazing management can lift feed quality in native pastures and help reduce erosion, a trial in east Gippsland’s Tambo Valley has shown.
View ArticleWA bodies call for strategic stubble management to save soil
STRATEGIC paddock and grazing management over Summer and Autumn will be crucial to protect valuable topsoil and crops in 2024, according to Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and...
View ArticlePokeweed is poisonous to livestock and people
SOUTH-WEST Western Australian residents have been asked to look out for a plant poisonous to people and livestock during Summer -- the declared invasive weed pokeweed.
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