As part of Binalong Landcare’s 2015 Annual General Meeting, Dr Warwick Badgery (Research Scientist, NSW DPI, Orange) has been invited to present his latest research detailing a large scale three-year grazing trial comparing rotational grazing scenarios with continuous grazing while exploring how to best manage stocking rates and paddock numbers for introduced and native pasture systems.
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The presentation will be delivered on Tuesday May 19, commencing at 9am to 11am at the Binalong Hotel. Binalong Landcare welcomes those interested in the topic who are outside of the Landcare group to also attend the event. For further information please contact Kathy Mitchell 0416 155 428, Paul Regan 0417 463 938 or Fiona Leech 0427 201 805.
(NSW Weed Wise App now available)
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has developed and recently released the NSW WeedWise App. The App profiles over 300 noxious and environmental weeds in NSW. It combines weed profiles and control information as well as the legal requirements under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 in one easy-to-access location. Each weed profile contains a physical description of the weed, an image gallery and detailed information about its impacts, where it occurs, how it spreads and its preferred habitat. The latest control options are described for each weed and the herbicides registered for its control are listed, including application rates and techniques. The App also allows users to directly report sightings of high priority weeds via email or SMS.
The NSW WeedWise smartphone app is free and available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store and for Android smartphones on Google Play. The app will also scale up for use on most Android Tablets.
To download the app, visit the iTunes store at:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/nsw-weedwise/id966457643?mt=8
Or via Google play at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.readingroom.nswdpi.mobile
(NSW WeedWise also available on the web)
In addition to the NSW WeedWise App, NSW DPI has revamped the weed information on the NSW DPI website with a new component called ‘NSW WeedWise’ web pages. The NSW WeedWise web pages can be viewed by selecting NSW WeedWise from the menu bar at:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds
Similar to the App these web pages provide weed profiles, legal requirements and control options including registered herbicide options for over 300 noxious and environmental weeds in NSW. These pages combine profile information previously published in Primefacts and Weed Alerts; legal requirements under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 previously contained in the Noxious Weeds Database, and herbicide options published in the Noxious & Environmental Weed Control Handbook. By moving to a smartphone App and web-based information system, noxious weed information can easily be kept up-to-date as changes arise.
