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Conditions ripe for fruit fly

Experts warn that with warm and wet conditions across Victoria have created favourable conditions for Queensland fruit fly to breed. (Shared from Agriculture Victoria).

1 November, 2021
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Surveillance Residential Program Round 3 applications open

Call for PSNAP Surveillance Residential project applications 2021.

18 October, 2021
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Australia’s knowledge and response to grapevine phylloxera is evolving

Agriculture Victoria has developed a new rapid field identification test for phylloxera (Shared from Wine Australia).

12 October, 2021
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Fremantle residents asked to look for exotic insect borer

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is responding to the suspect detection of an exotic beetle Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) in a backyard maple tree in East Fremantle (Shared from Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia).

17 September, 2021
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PHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training

Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched an online plant biosecurity surveillance course aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness and resilience.

2 September, 2021
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Partnering a big win for plant biosecurity system

National Partnership agreement between Australian, state and territory governments for plant health surveillance system (Shared from the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP)

31 August, 2021
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Advancing women’s leadership across the Australian horticultural sector

Scholarships are available for women in the horticulture industry the opportunity to apply for leadership development courses (shared from Hort Innovation).

24 August, 2021
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