weed control

ABC Rural News: Unmanned aircraft the future in weed control

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-10/yamaha-uav/4681552
Company officials from Yamaha are visiting western Queensland this week to check out their unmanned aircraft being used to spray weeds. The Japanese company has loaned a four-metre long helicopter type UAV to a natural resource management group to control prickly acacia on properties. (Friday, 10/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Drone tackles weeds from the air

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201305/s3750975.htm
A cattle station in north-west Queensland will today be the site of an Australian first in weed control. Resource management group Desert Channels Queensland will demonstrate the use of a drone to manage prickly acacia on Sesbania Station, 60 kilometres south of Richmond. (Friday, 03/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Weed eating cattle

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-02/weed-eating-cattle/4664844
Animal behaviour experts believe that by reducing stress levels in livestock, the herd can be encouraged to try new feed types and can even be taught to eat weeds. Research from the CSIRO has also found a broader, more adventurous diet has benefits for the health and productivity of livestock. (Thursday, 02/05/2013)

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Landcare NT: Spraying weeds: Gamba grass case study, and glyphosate resistance

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http://landcarent.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/spraying-weeds-gamba-grass-case-study.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+NorthernTerritoryLandcare+%28Northern+Territory+Landcare%29
This article, on the Landcare NT blog, discusses the use of glyphosate to control Gamba Grass and the problem of herbicide resistance. It contains a video demonstrating the correct application of glyphosate on Gamba Grass.(Wednesday, 01/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Livestock helping to restore native wetlands

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-18/cattle-wetlands/4636928
This article reports on the efforts of two primary producers just south of Townsville - an orchardist and a grazier - to restore natural habitats on their properties using livestock, from a small weed infested creek to a 1,600 hectare cattle station. (Thursday, 18/04/2013)

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Landcare NT: Managing gamba grass: Discussions from the Douglas Daly Field Day

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http://landcarent.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/managing-gamba-grass-discussions-from.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+NorthernTerritoryLandcare+%28Northern+Territory+Landcare%29
This article, on the Landcare NT blog, discusses the containment of Gamba Grass effective grazing combined with quarantining, wash-downs, and the maintenance of buffer zones. (Tuesday, 16/04/2013)

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NT Landcare: Rat's tail grass on the march

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http://landcarent.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/rats-tail-grass-on-march.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+NorthernTerritoryLandcare+%28Northern+Territory+Landcare%29
This article, on the Landcare NT blog, discusses the infestation of pastoral land in the Finniss River catchment, the Douglas Daly and the Adelaide River catchment with Rat's tail grass. (Monday, 15/04/2013)

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Reducing weed biomass by burning and grazing can adversely affect frogs

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Bower DS, Valentine LE, Grice AC, and Schwarzkopf L
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Proceedings of 15th Australian Weeds Conference: managing weeds in a changing climate
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http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/4383/

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Grader Grass Management Guide

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http://www.nqdrytropics.com.au/sites/default/files/Grader-Grass-Management-Guide.pdf
This management guide, published by the Burdekin Dry Tropics Natural Resource Management Group, describes the weed Grader Grass and outlines management actions. (PDF 1.49 MB)

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Queensland Agriculture News: Bringing in the big guns against bellyache bush

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http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/30_22561.htm
Landholders battling one of the biggest weed problems in North Queensland have a new option to control bellyache bush. Manager of the Tropical Weeds Research Centre for Biosecurity Queensland, Shane Campbell said splatter guns were now available to spray bellyache bush. (Thursday, 21/03/2013)

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