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                        Get FarmingFriday, January 10th, 2020 at 5:12am
                        Australia will be making the most of the first International Year of Plant Health in 2020 by promoting how much Australians value plants, and how we can best protect them. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/12/20/international-year-of-plant-health-in-2020/
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                        Australia will be making the most of the first International Year of Plant Health in 2020 by promoting how much Australians value plants, and how we can best protect them. Executive Director and CEO of PHA, Greg Fraser, said this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise awareness of the importan...
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                        Get FarmingFriday, January 10th, 2020 at 5:06am
                        More than 700 tonnes of hay has already been donated to fire-affected farmers around the state who have been struggling to feed their livestock, with Livestock SA inviting further fodder donations to support the bushfire crisis currently unfolding in Kangaroo Island. http://getfarming.com.au/2020/01/07/bushfire-relief-fodder-donation-depots-open-to-sa-producers/
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                        Bushfire relief fodder donation depots open to SA producers - GetFarming
                        More than 700 tonnes of hay has already been donated to fire-affected farmers around the state who have been struggling to feed their livestock, with Livestock SA inviting further fodder donations to support the bushfire crisis currently unfolding in Kangaroo Island. Livestock SA CEO Andrew Curtis e...
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                        Get FarmingFriday, January 10th, 2020 at 4:37am
                        Equipping grain growers and advisers with the information and advice they need to protect crops from disease when fungicide resistance has developed was a key topic at the National Fungicide Resistance Workshop held recently in Melbourne. http://getfarming.com.au/2020/01/08/getting-the-message-right-when-fungicide-resistance-strikes/
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                        Getting the message right when fungicide resistance strikes - GetFarming
                        Equipping grain growers and advisers with the information and advice they need to protect crops from disease when fungicide resistance has developed was a key topic at the National Fungicide Resistance Workshop held recently in Melbourne. Organised by the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM...
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                        Get FarmingMonday, December 16th, 2019 at 5:54am
                        The 2019 Honey Bee Health Survey is well underway, and the results will be compared with those of the 2018 survey to track the health of Australia’s population of honey bees.
                        

                        
If you’d like to participate in the survey or know someone who would, please go to bit.ly/BeeHealthSurvey2019 to complete the survey, which closes 31 December 2019.
                        

                        
Head here for more information - http://getfarming.com.au/2019/12/16/beekeeper-survey-reveals-pest-and-disease-threats-to-honey-bees/
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                        Get FarmingMonday, December 16th, 2019 at 5:50am
                        Area-wide management (AWM) is a proven way of managing pests, including Queensland fruit fly, the single most important pest of fruits and vegetables in Australia. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/12/16/area-wide-management-of-queensland-fruit-fly-and-using-sterile-insects/
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                        Area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly and using sterile insects - GetFarming
                        Area-wide management (AWM) is a proven way of managing pests, including Queensland fruit fly, the single most important pest of fruits and vegetables in Australia. A set of guidelines has been developed by Hort Frontiers to help you get started with AWM for Queensland fruit fly, and the opportunitie...
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