sustainability through science & innovation
08 Mar 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
New or exotic plant pests can have a devastating impact on rural communities. Production impacts, disruption of integrated pest management plans, out-of-spec harvests, loss of market access, and pest containment measures are possible consequences of an exotic pest establishing in a production region.
05 Mar 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture, company announcements
A big congratulations to Dr Jessica Lye, cesar’s extension and communications lead, who recently received a Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Jess took out the CSIRO Health and Biosecurity category for her quest to teach Melbourne gardeners how to look for invasive exotic pests and...
16 Jan 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
What is an abdominal proleg? How do beetle and moth lifecycles differ? How can you distinguish a redlegged earth mite from a blue oat mite?
09 Jan 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
The GRDC investment, ‘Russian wheat aphid risk assessment and regional thresholds’ has been launched to investigate regional risk and management tactics for RWA.
07 Jan 2019 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
In early 2019, workshops on early season pests of canola will be delivered across NSW.