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Don’t let fruit fly travel with you this Christmas as new Riverland fruit fly outbreak declared
22 December 2023Riverland residents are being urged to check their homegrown fruit, while travellers heading into the region or returning back from interstate this Christmas are reminded to abide by fruit fly restrictions with another Queensland fruit fly outbreak d…
Read more on Don’t let fruit fly travel with you this Christmas as new Riverland fruit fly outbreak declared$1.55m support for SA’s Marine Scalefish Fishery
20 December 2023South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery licence holders will benefit from fee relief for their licence fees as the sector enters the later stages of the Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) reform.
Read more on $1.55m support for SA’s Marine Scalefish FisheryQueensland fruit fly outbreak summary 4 to 18 December 2023
20 December 2023One new Queensland fruit fly outbreak was declared in Lyrup, called Lyrup B, and one outbreak area boundary was extended in the Riverland from 4 to 18 December 2023.
Read more on Queensland fruit fly outbreak summary 4 to 18 December 2023Point of sale discount eID tags to commence January 2024
20 December 2023As part of the implementation of a national electronic identification (eID) traceability system for sheep and farmed goats, South Australia’s primary producers can receive a point of sale eID tag discount from 1 January 2024.
Read more on Point of sale discount eID tags to commence January 2024Think before you spray – plan and avoid drift
15 December 2023With the recent wet weather across much of the state, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) reminds producers to consider, not only their immediate neighbours, but also the potential for spray drift damage at distance from their pr…
Read more on Think before you spray – plan and avoid driftNew AgTech Producer Groups open expressions of interest
15 December 2023Assisting producers in the uptake of AgTech in South Australia is behind the new look $555,000 AgTech Producer Groups initiative, set to roll out in early 2024.
Read more on New AgTech Producer Groups open expressions of interestSouth East AI bushfire technology switched on
13 December 2023The first two of the game changing artificial intelligence (AI) powered bushfire camera detection and monitoring systems is now operational at Comaum, south-east South Australia.
Read more on South East AI bushfire technology switched onHistoric investment for mobile phone coverage in Limestone Coast
13 December 2023The Federal Albanese Government today announced $15 million to boost mobile phone coverage in the Limestone Coast – adding to funding already committed by the Malinauskas Labor Government.
Read more on Historic investment for mobile phone coverage in Limestone CoastNew $8 million on-farm emergency water rebate extends to statewide disaster recovery
8 December 2023Primary producers across South Australia will be able to access funding to install on-farm water infrastructure with the opening of a new round of the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme.
Read more on New $8 million on-farm emergency water rebate extends to statewide disaster recoveryVirus detected in South Australian bats
8 December 2023South Australians are being reminded not to handle bats to avoid contracting potentially fatal diseases, after Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) was recently detected in a bat in South Australia.
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