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                          Media Releases


                          Department media contacts: 9368 3325/3937

                          1. Registration call for beekeepers
                            04/11/2009
                          2. NLIS cattle wins best communications campaign
                            04/11/2009
                          3. University students experience Ord farming
                            02/11/2009
                          4. Locust media update – 30 October 2009
                            30/10/2009
                          5. Exporting insect-free grapes
                            30/10/2009
                          6. Perennial grasses proving to be profitable
                            28/10/2009
                          7. Greener pastures protects waterways and dairy farmers’ profits
                            27/10/2009
                          8. Deregulation of barley, lupin and canola exports
                            27/10/2009
                          9. Last chance to nominate for RRR Network
                            27/10/2009
                          10. Locust media update - 23 October 2009
                            23/10/2009
                          11. Joint effort blow for wild dogs
                            23/10/2009
                          12. Good year for Paterson’s Curse biological control
                            21/10/2009
                          13. Bee swarms on the move
                            20/10/2009
                          14. Protective nets leading to better bananas
                            16/10/2009
                          15. Yealering farm under salinity spotlight
                            16/10/2009
                          16. Poison risk to stock
                            16/10/2009
                          17. Taking stock of Deer in WA
                            15/10/2009
                          18. Information spread on GM technology
                            15/10/2009
                          19. Workshop to tailor response to plant pest incursions
                            13/10/2009
                          20. Deal with dags to avoid breech strike
                            12/10/2009
                          21. Skeleton weed summer surveillance preparations underway
                            09/10/2009
                          22. Annual ryegrass toxicity resources updated
                            06/10/2009
                          23. Mount Barker kids open day
                            05/10/2009
                          24. Ord cotton harvest underway
                            05/10/2009
                          25. Three phase vegetable system
                            05/10/2009
                          26. RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2010 nominations to close soon
                            05/10/2009
                          27. Farmers urged to control locusts
                            01/10/2009
                          28. US visitors talk crop rotations
                            30/09/2009
                          29. Adapting flowering to maximise production
                            30/09/2009
                          30. Watch water to avoid albedo breakdown in citrus
                            29/09/2009
                          31. Italian researchers take pasture seed home
                            24/09/2009
                          32. Public urged to help stop spread of timber pest
                            22/09/2009
                          33. Field day covers the good, the bad and the ugly bugs
                            16/09/2009
                          34. Red-eared slider turtle in latest national pest alert
                            16/09/2009
                          35. Esperance farmers take first-hand look at GM canola
                            16/09/2009
                          36. Cattle owners to pay for tail tags
                            15/09/2009
                          37. WA leader in quality and environmental management assurance
                            09/09/2009
                          38. Avoid resistance to redlegged earth mite
                            08/09/2009
                          39. Technology and design merge at fashion festival
                            08/09/2009
                          40. New People’s Choice category for Landcare Awards
                            08/09/2009
                          41. WA food on show to international audience
                            07/09/2009
                          42. Lamb and lager for Merredin Field Day
                            31/08/2009
                          43. Fungicide at flag leaf gives best return
                            31/08/2009
                          44. Model farm features at Newdegate
                            27/08/2009
                          45. Research seminars for WA grape and wine industries
                            26/08/2009
                          46. Skeleton Weed Program continues
                            26/08/2009
                          47. Timely lupin reminder
                            24/08/2009
                          48. Strawberry field day to showcase industry
                            20/08/2009
                          49. Keen interest in vegetable field trip
                            20/08/2009
                          50. Victorian visit boost for south coast farmers
                            19/08/2009
                          51. WormBoss survey to improve resource
                            19/08/2009
                          52. New market opportunities for cauliflower and broccoli
                            19/08/2009
                          53. Department joins with Scitech at Dowerin
                            17/08/2009
                          54. Research to characterise frost
                            13/08/2009
                          55. PinG seeks dynamic WA farmers to sponsor to attend 7th Australian CTF Conference, in Canberra
                            13/08/2009
                          56. Mullewa students’ field day for science week
                            13/08/2009
                          57. Public submissions extended GM Act review
                            13/08/2009
                          58. Exporting vegetables in bulk
                            06/08/2009
                          59. 2010 RIRDC Rural Women’s Award nominations now open
                            06/08/2009
                          60. Landholders encouraged to watch for locust activity
                            04/08/2009
                          61. Range of small landholder workshops in August
                            03/08/2009
                          62. WA Products showcased at food and wine show
                            03/08/2009
                          63. Wongan Hills canola trials discontinued due to lack of rainfall
                            03/08/2009
                          64. Field days on grain storage and marketing
                            28/07/2009
                          65. Picasso cow ready to moove with NLIS
                            24/07/2009
                          66. Reminder to safely control rainbow lorikeets
                            24/07/2009
                          67. Reminder to safely control Rainbow Lorikeets
                            23/07/2009
                          68. Department hosts free information sessions on wild dog control
                            17/07/2009
                          69. Ord sustainability plan evolves
                            16/07/2009
                          70. Red-flesh grapefruit beginning to star
                            14/07/2009
                          71. Nominations for landcare awards closing soon
                            13/07/2009
                          72. Competitive crops called on to combat weeds
                            13/07/2009
                          73. Trials provide producers with alternatives to mulesing
                            13/07/2009
                          74. Feral pigs targeted in Quindanning area.
                            03/07/2009
                          75. Manjimup careers day a success
                            29/06/2009
                          76. Rainbow lorikeets return to Swan Valley
                            24/06/2009
                          77. Conference to help communities shape change
                            24/06/2009
                          78. All clear for WA dairy herds
                            24/06/2009
                          79. Rainbow lorikeets return to swan valley
                            24/06/2009
                          80. Libyan visitors to share agriculture knowledge
                            23/06/2009
                          81. Strong support for stockhandling training
                            23/06/2009
                          82. Workshops Make Farm Paperwork Mountain a Molehill
                            10/06/2009
                          83. Popular Taste Nights to Cater for Central Wheatbelt farmers
                            10/06/2009
                          84. Sticky trap to catch mites
                            10/06/2009
                          85. RIRDC Rural Women's Award celebrates 10 years
                            10/06/2009
                          86. Winter workshop for Small Landholders
                            10/06/2009
                          87. New research to unlock mystery of black pod syndrome
                            10/06/2009
                          88. Farmers’ responsibility to make sure sheep are fit to load
                            10/06/2009
                          89. Authorised officers ready for canola trials
                            10/06/2009
                          90. New cattle DVD a guide to identification and movement
                            27/05/2009
                          91. Small landholders display at Balingup field day
                            27/05/2009
                          92. Farmers help department on state barrier fence
                            27/05/2009
                          93. Rainbow lorikeets in Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire
                            14/04/2009
                          94. Land resources snapshot at finger tips
                            24/03/2009
                          95. Be on the lookout for lupinosis
                            24/03/2009
                          96. New alert brochures for emerging pests
                            23/03/2009
                          97. WA maintains bovine Johne's disease free zone status
                            23/03/2009
                          98. Improving Western Australian wines
                            23/03/2009
                          99. Award winning Department back in strength for Woolorama
                            23/03/2009
                          100. Nuffield Scholar Guest Speaker At Regional Updates
                            23/03/2009
                          101. Networking Rural, Remote and Regional Women across WA
                            23/03/2009
                          102. Baudin and Gairdner remain popular with customers
                            23/03/2009
                          103. Department research to assist beef cattle producers with parasite control
                            23/03/2009
                          104. Wild radish control. You get what you pay for.
                            20/03/2009
                          105. Escapee birds can threaten agriculture
                            20/03/2009
                          106. Mouldboard ploughing could be a saviour for sandplain farmers
                            20/03/2009
                          107. No food scraps to pigs campaign
                            09/03/2009
                          108. Stock crime unit to be operational by June
                            09/02/2009
                          109. Land resources snapshot at finger tips
                            06/02/2009
                          110. Report on biofuel production in WA released
                            06/02/2009
                          111. Waybill errors can be costly
                            30/01/2009
                          112. MOU for Buy West Eat Best program to ensure integrity
                            30/01/2009
                          113. No change to WA's NLIS sheep and goat requirements
                            29/01/2009
                          114. Vigilance Results in Apple Scab Find
                            22/01/2009
                          115. Review of Skeleton Weed Program Seeks Public Advice
                            19/01/2009

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