Ex Urrbrae student finds her calling in PIRSA’s climate change team. For Summer James, who is now part of PIRSA’s climate change team and attended the Urrbrae Ag careers expo as a student, it was “surreal” to have represented PIRSA for the
Prepare now for spring hatchings of plague locusts. The risk of plague locust activity has risen significantly across parts of South Australia following favourable seasonal conditions. Increased egg laying and high locust numbers across some
Watch the PestFacts September webinar. The recording of the PestFacts SA September webinar is now available – so if you missed it, you can watch it anytime, or you can revisit any of the topics covered. Presented by SARDI Senior Entomologist Dr
Look out for native budworm moths. Native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) is a major pest of pulses, including field peas and lentils, and can also cause damage in canola. The moths themselves don’t cause damage – it’s the larvae we need to
Spring brings more than flowers to canola. Do you feel spring in the air? So do the insects in canola crops! As temperatures rise and canola moves through flowering and pod development, insect activity starts to pick up. Pests such as diamondback
Keeping cows fed during summer with Pasture 365. With the help of a national research project, South Australia’s dairy farming future could one day include rainfed pastures all year around despite a hotter, drier climate. Pasture 365, a project
The unsung heroes behind the Plant Research Centre – the team that never stops. SARDI’s Plant Research Centre (PRC) Greenhouse Services team maintain a safe, secure and seamless operation - supporting the hub of South Australia's agricultural
SA Grain Legume Project improving pulse agronomy. High grain prices, improved varieties and agronomic benefits for farming systems have seen pulse production expand substantially across the southern region in recent years. There is currently an
Native budworm moth activity update. After a few weeks of little to no native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) activity across South Australia, recent pheromone trap catches show moth activity picking up again at several monitored sites. Recent trap
Stay ahead of RLEM: no-cost resistance testing by Cesar Australia and TIMERITE timing. Redlegged earth mite (RLEM) is a major pest of Australian crops and pastures across the southern states. Chemical control remains an important management tool,
Nature's hidden ally: fungal pathogens attacking aphids. When our team receives images of aphids for identification, our focus is usually on determining the species and assessing potential crop risk. However, this season we've also noticed something
Pea weevil watch: monitor now, spray smart. The SARDI pea weevil model is predicting that adult pea weevil movement into field pea crops could begin around 25 August, with egg-laying activity expected from approximately 8 to 10 September. Pea weevil