sustainability through science & innovation
14 May 2018 | Filed under genetic insights
The thought of any animal trapped underwater, slowly drowning while it frantically searches for an escape is horrific. And yet this is what was happening every year in Victoria and other states with people using enclosed yabby traps (i.e. opera house nets, drum nets etc.).
07 May 2018 | Filed under genetic insights
A new ‘tunnel of love’ has been built at Mt Little Higginbotham to reconnect populations of the critically endangered mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus.
31 Mar 2018 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
With resistance issues on the rise in the redlegged earth mite (RLEM), cesar is collaborating with the University of Melbourne, CSIRO and WA DPIRD to find better management options for controlling populations that have acquired resistance to conventional chemistries in Australia.
15 Feb 2018 | Filed under sustainable agriculture
A new biotype of the currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri), capable of colonising Nr:0-resistant lettuce varieties, has been discovered in Victoria.
25 Jan 2018 | Filed under company announcements
At cesar, we practice what we preach when it comes to caring about the environment. Amongst working in sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation, we also monitor and act on our company’s environmental impact. Since 2011, we have completed a biennial carbon footprint report, and we are now pleased to share...