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Golden fields, orchard rows and vineyard vistas make great photos, but stepping onto farms without permission can bring pests and risk. A few simple steps keep visitors and farms safe.
Australia’s sheep and wool industries are stepping up their biosecurity game with the release of two new strategies designed to protect animal health, support emergency disease preparedness, and safeguard market access.
Plant Health Australia (PHA) has released a practical Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) Quick Guide for commercial plant industries. The guide gives growers, agronomists and contractors clear, actionable steps to prepare, identify, manage and report suspected fire ant activity.
Seed is the starting point for every crop. Using certified or quality-assured seed provides growers with confidence in what they are sowing, supporting better yields, stronger plant vigour, and resistance to pests and diseases.
Plant Health Australia (PHA), the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Grain Producers Australia (GPA) have partnered to deliver a new webinar series focused on biosecurity in the grains industry.
Wheat blast is a serious and rapidly developing fungal disease that primarily infects wheat, but oats, barley, triticale and certain grasses. Wheat blast can devastate entire crops, resulting in yield losses of up to 100 per cent. Although Australia remains free from wheat blast, its increasing global spread highlights the need for strong on-farm biosecurity practices and early detection.
