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H5 bird flu testing update 22 August. The CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed 1 new H5 bird flu event in South Australia since yesterday’s update. The new event involves:. Greater crested tern. Adelaide –

H5 bird flu community forum at Port MacDonnell. The next community forum to provide the public with an update on bird flu and preparedness measures will be held at Port MacDonnell on Thursday 27 August. Attendees will hear the latest information

H5 bird flu testing update 21 August. The CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed 5 new H5 bird flu events in South Australia since yesterday’s update. The new events include:. Greater crested terns. Adelaide -

More monitoring and research for Giant Australian Cuttlefish as numbers reach historic lows. The State Government has expanded monitoring and research to better understand the Giant Australian Cuttlefish population’s decline, including the

H5 bird flu testing update 20 August. The CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed 7 new H5 bird flu events in South Australia since yesterday’s update. The new events include:. Greater crested terns. Adelaide –

Bird flu webinar for owners of pet birds and backyard poultry. South Australians who have pet birds or backyard poultry will have the opportunity to join a targeted information session and hear directly from the experts leading the state’s H5 bird

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

Optimism grows for grain producers as early season rains see yield estimates increase. The cropping season in South Australia has enjoyed one of the strongest starts in years, bolstered by above average autumn and early winter rainfall. The latest

H5 bird flu testing update 19 August. The CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has no new confirmed H5 bird flu events in South Australia since yesterday’s update. There have now been 170 confirmed H5 bird flu events in

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

H5 bird flu testing update 18 August. The CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed a new H5 bird flu event in South Australia since yesterday’s update. The new event is at Rapid Bay on the Fleurieu Peninsula

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,