Queensland to receive $998,000 to improve the management of navua sedge and feral pigs Part of a $5 million Australian Government funding package to help.
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Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP
Victoria Minister for Agriculture, the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas MP
Victoria to receive $880,000 to improve the management of feral pigs and other established pest animals and weeds in culturally sensitive landscapes
Part of a $5 million Australian Government funding package to help land managers, the community and industry better manage established pest animals and weeds
11 projects across Australia
The Australian Government is providing $880,000 to Victoria for two projects to improve the management of pest animals and weeds in Victoria, through a Federation Funding Agreement with states and territories as part of the $30.3 million Established Pest Animals and Weeds Management Pipeline Program.
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP
Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water, the Hon Guy Barnett MP
Tasmania to receive $495,546 to improve the management of established invasive grasses
Part of a $5 million Australian Government funding package to help land managers, the community and industry better manage established pest animals and weeds
11 projects across Australia
The Australian Government is providing $495,546 to Tasmania for a project to support land managers to control invasive perennial grasses, through a Federation Funding Agreement with states and territories as part of the $30.3 million Established Pest Animals and Weeds Management Pipeline Program.
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New tech targets crazy ant invaders
James Cook University researchers will use a high-tech, ground-breaking technique to try to solve the expensive problem of yellow crazy ant (YCA) infestations.
JCU’s Dr Cecilia Villacorta Rath and Dr Lori Lach will investigate using environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to track yellow crazy ant invasions in a three-year project, thanks to funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Dr Villacorta Rath said invasive invertebrates are estimated to cost agricultural production $4.7 billion annually, and up to $8 billion, considering all impacts and expenses.
“YCA colonies can reach such large population numbers that properties can become unliveable, unprofitable and unsellable as ants invade. YCA also pose a threat to the environment by removing biodiversity as they spread. The impact of the incursion of YCA in Cairns alone will exceed $700 million over the next seven years if not contr