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Conservationists say overdue rat bait draft regulations 'pointless'
By Madigan Landry

After a five-year wait, conservationists say draft regulations on second-generation rat baits do not go far enough.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/rodenticide-decision-apvma-slammed/106143876

#PestControl #Birds #AgriculturalPestControl #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #EnvironmentalImpact #MadiganLandry

Sent hubby to by glyphosate. I am a #permaculture minded gardener, which usually means using nature to solve problems. Unfortunately, I inherited a place where people have introduced some very vigorous plants that don’t belong to this eco-system and are annoying in my garden, but devastating to my nearby native wild areas. (As I don’t have a gigantic lifestyle block, my community and my local wild areas are my zones 4-5) after considering this, I have decided that sometimes, the responsible thing to do is to use an in-organic herbacide. I will not be spraying this stuff. I will be suiting up and using a paintbrush to apply it to morning glory, because of it’s growth habit, this is just the most practical means I have to control it.

#gardening #earthcare #glyphosate #PestControl #gardeningNZ

Shoppers warned of grocery price rise as parasite hits crop production
By Selina Green and Cassandra Hough

Beekeepers say the escalating cost of pollinating crops will be passed onto consumers as the industry battles a devastating bee killer.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/varroa-mite-impact-bees-increase-food-costs-supermarket-sa/106090336

#Supermarkets #Beekeeping #LocalFoodSystems #FruitCrops #AgriculturalPestControl #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CostofLiving #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #PestControl #FoodTechnology #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Farmers #SelinaGreen #CassandraHough

Using small falcons to control birds and rodents in orchards appears to be a better idea that stripping out vegetation and adding noise makers.
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Tiny Falcons Are the New Food Safety Patrol in Cherry Orchards https://www.zmescience.com/science/agriculture-science/tiny-falcons-are-the-new-food-safety-patrol-in-cherry-orchards/