Forests And Forestry In Nsw
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NSW Dept Primary Industries |
Why Do Plants Turn Red?
Don received a letter from Research Scientist, Dr Dugald Close, who is associated with the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry, at the University of Tasmania. In the letter, Dr Close explains why leaves colour reddish ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Primefacts and other factsheets
NSW DPI produces a range of factsheets including the popular Primefacts are gradually replacing, or have replaced some of our earlier series including: Use the forms on the left to search through our factsheets: Agriculture factsheets Fishing and ... [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
Soil biology basics
Soil biology basics is an information series describing basic concepts in soil biology. How to encorage soil organisms Soil organisms range from bacteria to giant tunnelling earthworms. They all play an essential role in decomposing organic ... [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
Water & Irrigation
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Information and tools to assist managers to estimate the costs associated with their irrigation systems. Selecting an irrigation system, pressurised and surface irrigations ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Forestfacts
Forests and forestry in NSW Timber harvesting in native State forests A closer look at rainforests Forests Timber and the Greenhouse Effect About wood [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
HortNews - MAF Failed To Test Extra Samples
WELLINGTON 23/1/2001 - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) officials say they never tested hundreds of samples taken from beehives during an exercise in late 1999. The samples were supposed to have been screened for exotic mites, but ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - MAF Prepares Long-term Strategy For Bee Mite
WELLINGTON 9/2/2001 - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) officials say they have prepared a range of control measures for the Varroa jacobsoni bee mite, depending on whether it spreads slowly or quickly engulfs the rest of the North ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Forestry, Park Plantings At Risk As MAF Gives ...
Foresters are dismayed at the Government's decision to abandon any attempts to eradicate the gum leaf skeletoniser moth. WELLINGTON 11/06/2003 - Foresters are dismayed at the Government's decision to abandon any attempts to eradicate the gum leaf ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Foresters Set To Attack Buddleia With Weevil ...
Forestry researchers are seeking approval to import insects to biologically control the environmental pest commonly known as butterfly bush, even though the insects may also damage native hebes. WELLINGTON 18/12/2003 - Forestry researchers are ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Bee Keeper Community In A Buzz Over Breeding Plans
Some beekeepers are questioning the response of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the possible incursion of varroa mite in the top half of the South Island. WHANGAREI 25/06/2004 - The apiarist community is abuzz over a Northland ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Grapegrowers Face Higher Production Costs, Reduced Prices
Export prices for New Zealand wine fell for the second consecutive year in the year to June and will continue to decline, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry analysts say. WELLINGTON 14/07/2004 - Export prices for New Zealand wine fell for the ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
