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Dr Nigel Crump awarded Ross Trimboli Award
26 June 2024A leading potato pathologist has become the first recipient of Potatoes Australia’s Ross Trimboli Award for Industry Leadership and Advocacy.
Read more on Dr Nigel Crump awarded Ross Trimboli AwardVarroa mite management increased for SA beekeepers
26 June 2024The State Government is enhancing the support available for beekeepers to monitor for varroa destructor and, in the longer term, manage the mite in South Australia.
Read more on Varroa mite management increased for SA beekeepersQueensland fruit fly outbreak summary 4 June to 17 June 2024
19 June 2024No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks or extensions were declared in the Riverland in the last fortnight, and the total number of outbreaks remains 51.
Read more on Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 4 June to 17 June 2024Spray drift: Compliance focus for Yorke Peninsula
13 June 2024Officers from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) will be focused on the Yorke Peninsula in coming weeks with surveillance and compliance work targeting agricultural spray operations.
Read more on Spray drift: Compliance focus for Yorke PeninsulaTotal grain production for 2024–25 tipped to be close to the 10-year average despite dry conditions
12 June 2024Seeding is well underway at most farms across South Australia, despite the dry conditions, with total grain production for the 2024–25 season predicted to be close to the 10-year average of 8.5 million tonnes.
Read more on Total grain production for 2024–25 tipped to be close to the 10-year average despite dry conditionsQueensland fruit fly outbreak summary 21 May to 3 June 2024
5 June 2024No new Queensland fruit fly outbreaks have been declared, and the total number of outbreaks remains 51.
Read more on Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 21 May to 3 June 2024Changes to AVG restrictions in the state's South East
31 May 2024The closure to the take of abalone in place in waters in the state's South East near Port MacDonnell has been extended approximately 13 km west to Nene Valley – effective 5 pm, 31 May 2024 – following further detection of active abalone v…
Read more on Changes to AVG restrictions in the state's South EastBoost for recreational fishers as pipi bag limit increases
31 May 2024With the recreational Goolwa pipi season set to close on 31 May, fishers will benefit from a boost to the bag limit from next season for the hugely popular species, iconic to Goolwa and the State's South Coast.
Read more on Boost for recreational fishers as pipi bag limit increasesVet Board members extend appointments
30 May 2024The State Government has reappointed three members of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia (the Board).
Read more on Vet Board members extend appointmentsSouth Australia's wine in global spotlight
29 May 2024South Australia's wine tourism operators and wine producers have the chance to be showcased on the world stage as part of the 2025 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards.
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