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Trapping program to upskill producers on wild dogs
20 September 2019South Australia’s pastoralists and land managers will be given hands on skills in the battle to stop the impacts of wild dogs in addition to the Marshall Liberal Government’s $1.2 million trapping program.
Read more on Trapping program to upskill producers on wild dogsNew Biosecurity SA boss in position at PIRSA
17 September 2019The new Executive Director of Biosecurity SA in Primary Industries and Regions SA, Nathan Rhodes, has started in the job this week.
Read more on New Biosecurity SA boss in position at PIRSAIncreased random roadblock program to combat interstate fruit fly threat
13 September 2019The Marshall Liberal Government will boost the number of random quarantine roadblocks in the 2019-20 season to further protect South Australia from the threat of fruit fly.
Read more on Increased random roadblock program to combat interstate fruit fly threatInvasive Asian Paddle Crab found in SA waters
9 September 2019A male Asian Paddle Crab (Charybdis japonica), which is a threatening invasive species, has been found in South Australian waters by a commercial Blue Swimmer Crab fisher.
Read more on Invasive Asian Paddle Crab found in SA watersBee biosecurity aware
9 September 2019PIRSA Biosecurity SA is reminding beekeepers to be on the lookout for American Foulbrood (AFB) following a detection in hives in the Mount Barker area.
Read more on Bee biosecurity awareStudy finds demand for artisan meat processing on KI
6 August 2019A small-scale permanent meat processing facility on Kangaroo Island would be viable and has significant community support, according to an independent feasibility study released this week.
Read more on Study finds demand for artisan meat processing on KICalicivirus release to have feral rabbits on the hop
1 August 2019Pest rabbits causing $30 million in damage annually to South Australian agricultural production will be targeted as part of an upcoming release of the calicivirus RHDV1 K5.
Read more on Calicivirus release to have feral rabbits on the hopMotorists' $300,000 school holiday sting
31 July 2019The Marshall Liberal Government’s zero tolerance approach at the Yamba Quarantine Station has netted 831 fines totalling $311,625 during the South Australian and Victorian school holidays.
Read more on Motorists' $300,000 school holiday stingDon't pack fruit fly in your lunch
23 July 2019As school returns for another term the State Government is reminding those living in the Lindsay Point outbreak and suspension area quarantine restrictions still apply on moving fresh fruit and vegetables when packing school or work lunches.
Read more on Don't pack fruit fly in your lunch$10 million for sterile insect fruit fly technology
18 July 2019South Australia’s role at the forefront of Australian research into the sterile insect technology for Queensland fruit fly has been strengthened through a new $10 million funding agreement.
Read more on $10 million for sterile insect fruit fly technologyUpcoming events
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