Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall will lead a statewide forum bringing together key farming, research and industry players to help farmers manage a.
Mouse plague poison knocked back
By NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers | 1 July 2021
Murray cod. Image: Martin Auldist
THE NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers and the Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW co-signed letters to the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and to Matt Kean, Minister for Energy and Environment and Adam Marshall, Minister for Agriculture and Western Sydney, raising concerns about Minister Marshall s application to the APVMA to use the poison bromadiolone to control the mouse plague in NSW. The main concern was that there have been reports that mice affected by poison are being consumed by native fish.
NSW Farmers says truck after truck is being turned away from ports because grain is contaminated with mice faeces and urine, amid increasing fears about the impact of the plague on export markets.
The Hon David Littleproud MP
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management
Sri Lanka has approved an agreement to allow in-transit phosphine fumigation of Australian bulk grains, pulses and oilseeds.
In-transit phosphine fumigation provides a more cost effective and efficient option for Australian exporters.
A new biosecurity agreement between Australia and Sri Lanka will broaden trade opportunities for Australian exporters.
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud said that Sri Lanka’s approval of in-transit phosphine fumigation treatment for Australian grains, pulses and oil seeds would provide greater flexibility for Australian exporters.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for Australian exporters to not only improve our trade relationships with an important partner, but to expand markets for Australian grains, pulses and oilseeds,” Minister Littleproud said.
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Research prompts increase to recommended mouse bait rates A new research investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has enabled increases to zinc phosphide (ZnP) mouse baits that will help grain growers battling above-average mouse numbers. Photo CSIRO
A new research investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has enabled evidence-based increases to zinc phosphide (ZnP) mouse baits that will help grain growers battling above-average mouse numbers in eastern Australia.
ZnP-coated wheat bait is the only registered in-crop rodenticide for the management of mice damage in broad-scale agriculture in Australia. The new Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Authority (APVMA) emergency use permit increases the concentration of zinc phosphide active per wheat grain from 25 mg/kilogram to 50 mg/kg.