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Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer

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  • Sentinel grain stores prove absence of Khapra beetle
    Sentinel grain stores prove absence of Khapra beetle
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2023-04-04T09:00:00+10:00

    Under the Plant Health Australia-funded Grains Farm Biosecurity Program, Agriculture Victoria plans to recruit more grain storage sites around the state to act as sentinel sites. The move will tie in with national efforts and expand exotic pest surveillance coverage in the Australian grains industry.

  • Look out for tiny hitchhikers in used sea containers
    Look out for tiny hitchhikers in used sea containers
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian grains biosecurity officer, 2022-10-23T09:00:00+11:00

    Khapra beetle is number two on Australia’s National Priority Plant Pest list and the number-one pest for the grains industry. It is estimated that a widespread incursion could cost Australia $15.5 billion over a period of 20 years.

  • Hygiene and zoning stop pest spread
    Hygiene and zoning stop pest spread
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian grains biosecurity officer, 2022-09-04T09:50:00+10:00

    Help is available to develop a farm biosecurity plan and to apply simple biosecurity practices that reduce the spread of pests and diseases

  • Brands, breeds, bright ideas – confirmation bias in action
    Brands, breeds, bright ideas – confirmation bias in action
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2022-04-25T09:00:00+10:00

    In agriculture, confirmation bias is associated with a preference for certain brands, breeds, bright ideas and even accepting farming practices such as biosecurity. It is easy to disregard bias in decision-making if everything is seemingly working as it should for you and other farmers.

  • Biosecurity gate signs alert visitors to farm biosecurity zones
    Biosecurity gate signs alert visitors to farm biosecurity zones
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2021-05-11T09:00:00+10:00

    Biosecurity gate signs provide an immediate signal to all visitors to your property that you take biosecurity seriously – and so should they.

  • Confirmation bias plays a role in farm biosecurity
    Confirmation bias plays a role in farm biosecurity
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2020-11-20T00:00:00+11:00

    Growers should be aware of how confirmation bias could be associated with their selection of brands, breeds and farming practices such as biosecurity. This means they should be cautious about overlooking unseen risks when it comes to pests and diseases.

  • Biosecurity gate signs prove useful in bushfires and emergencies
    Biosecurity gate signs prove useful in bushfires and emergencies
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2020-03-25T00:00:00+11:00

    Get your gate up-to-date so you can be contacted more easily in an emergency.

  • What's hitching a ride on to your farm?
    What's hitching a ride on to your farm?
    Author: Jim Moran, Victorian Grains Biosecurity Officer, 2019-10-02T00:00:00+10:00

    Take action on farm biosecurity by checking what you can be carrying with you.

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