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Public Consultation Open on Pest and Weed Strategies

The Australian Pest Animal Strategy (APAS) and Australian Weeds Strategy (AWS) are vital to Australia’s biosecurity system.

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Biosecurity Blitz 2016

Western Australia’s Biosecurity Blitz 2016 is coming up on 18 – 30 September 2016, to promote and focus on biosecurity community surveillance.

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Bigger Bang for Your Buck

Deep ripping immediately after liming – MADFIG Field Day

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Massive Turnout for Deep Ripping Machinery Demo Day

Over 300 farmers attended the recent Deep Ripping Machinery Demo day in Goomalling to see the machines live in action and to hear the latest research on addressing soil compaction issues.

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Collaboration Key to Agricultural Industry Success

The Grower Group Alliance’s (GGA) 2016 Annual Forum was a great success with over 110 attendees from grower groups and the agricultural industry.

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Biosecurity Alert - Australian Plague Locusts

DAFWA has declared a Level 2 incident for Australian Plague Locusts this year, based on surveillance conducted during Autumn 2016.

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Raising Awareness of Carbon Farming Activities in WA

Carbon magazine showcases NRM collaboration.

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Making More from Sheep Review

The Making More from Sheep event recently held in Merredin was run by Fiona Brayshaw (Wheatbelt NRM), Dean Revell (Revell Science) and Phill Barrett-Lennard (Agvivo).

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Integrated Grazing and Cropping Systems to Soil Type

This demonstration site in Bruce Rock used EM-38 and soil profile analysis to determine soil types and constraints across the paddock and then matched shrubs and legume pastures to the soils, choosing species that can be grazed in the establishment year and then cropped in subsequent years.

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Mystery Behind Soil Types Prompts Grant

The changing soil types on Robert Dempster’s Goomalling farm make fertiliser and chemical application, deep ripping and mould board ploughing nothing short of an ongoing challenge.

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