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  • Recognise danger signs to protect crops and industry
    Biosecurity, 06 Sep 2023
    Recognise danger signs to protect crops and industry

    The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry estimates that the top 40 exotic pests and diseases could cost the broadacre and horticulture crop industries up to $29.3 billion in losses and put jobs at risk. Learning how to recognise the signs of damaging pests and diseases is probably the most important tool in on-farm biosecurity practices and is crucial to protecting crops and Australia’s grains industry.

  • Biosecurity officers help protect industry from key threats
    Biosecurity, 12 Jun 2023
    Biosecurity officers help protect industry from key threats

    Working closely with growers and others in the grain supply chain, specialist biosecurity officers operate in each of the five grain growing regions and provide growers with the latest biosecurity tools, resources and advice. The GBOs work with grain growers and share simple ways they can reduce the risks posed by pests, diseases and weeds on their farms.

  • Biosecurity is about awareness and action
    Biosecurity, 05 Apr 2023
    Biosecurity is about awareness and action

    Whether you are a consultant, agronomist, contractor, transporter, utilities provider or on a social visit, understanding that biosecurity is a shared responsibility is key. The Grains Farm Biosecurity Program has simple farm visitor guidelines to follow to help minimise biosecurity risks when working on farms.

  • Sentinel grain stores prove absence of Khapra beetle
    Biosecurity, 04 Apr 2023
    Sentinel grain stores prove absence of Khapra beetle

    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.

  • Assessing biosecurity risk and keeping track of visitors to the farm
    Biosecurity, 16 Mar 2023
    Assessing biosecurity risk and keeping track of visitors to the farm

    Keeping track of visitor and vehicle on-farm movements is vital to managing biosecurity risks and managing workplace health and safety.

  • Good travel hygiene can reduce exotic grain pest threats
    Biosecurity, 08 Dec 2022
    Good travel hygiene can reduce exotic grain pest threats

    Visiting rural properties or grain industry sites could increase the risk of an exotic disease or pest entering and becoming established in Australia. International travellers arriving in Australia can significantly reduce the risk they pose by taking some basic precautions.

  • Investment in diagnostics pays dividends for grain growers
    Biosecurity, 14 Nov 2022
    Investment in diagnostics pays dividends for grain growers

    The Australian Government and plant-based research and development corporations, including GRDC, have joined forces to develop an all-plant R&D project to train more scientists and develop faster, more-efficient methods of detecting and diagnosing exotic threats. The ‘Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries’ project focuses on diagnostics for high priority exotic pests and diseases.

  • Bee surveillance program helps to protect grains industry
    Biosecurity, 28 Oct 2022
    Bee surveillance program helps to protect grains industry

    The National Bee Pest Surveillance Program is an early warning system to detect new incursions of exotic bee pests and pest bees. The surveillance program is important to ensure the health and wellbeing of European honey bees and the honey bee and pollination service industry.

  • Look out for tiny hitchhikers in used sea containers
    Biosecurity, 23 Oct 2022
    Look out for tiny hitchhikers in used sea containers

    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.

  • Strong biosecurity underpins grain industry profitability
    Biosecurity, 14 Sep 2022
    Strong biosecurity underpins grain industry profitability

    The September 2022 issue of the GroundCover Supplement focused on plant biosecurity.

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