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Wednesday, 25 July 2018 14:55

Give him a shout on velvetleaf eradication

AgResearch senior scientist Trevor James.

Farm biosecurity in New Zealand needs to take a quantum leap forward whether for velvetleaf or any other threat, says AgResearch senior scientist Trevor James.

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Warning on fodder beet seed

Response incident controller David Yard says there are hundreds of properties around New Zealand that have velvetleaf on them.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning farmers not to plant left-over seed from any of the six lines of fodder beet seed imported last year and known to be contaminated with velvetleaf.

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