http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agricultureCurrent news releases from NSW DPI relating to agriculture.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/a-bugs-lifeA three year national project to assess potential benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in broadacre farming is due to start next January.05 Nov 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/winter-crop-prospectsThe latest NSW Grains Report shows prospects for this years winter crop harvest have continued to spiral downwards, Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said today.04 Nov 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/free-grapevine-guide-smokesSmoky flavours - good and bad, understanding heat stress and enhancing the accuracy of winegrape yield forecasts feature in the new Grapevine Management Guide 2009 -10.02 Nov 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/305703/First-locust-swarms-threaten-summer-crops.pdf30 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/quarantined-for-cattle-ticksTracing of cattle movements on and off the Macksville-district property detected with cattle ticks last week has led to a further seven properties being quarantined.27 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/tv-awardIndustry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) Director-General, Dr Richard Sheldrake, today congratulated Orange Agricultural Institute livestock researcher, Steve Semple, on his win last week in the ABC TV New Inventors program.27 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/flood-refuges-for-livestockIndustry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) has released rural development guidelines on the construction of refuge mounds designed to assist the survival of livestock caught in floods.26 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/cattle-ticks-tracedIndustry & Investment NSW regulatory officers have quarantined a Macksville-district property following the detection of cattle ticks this week.22 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/fruit-fly-trapsMore than 25 Wagga Wagga residents have volunteered to have fruit fly traps and release stations set up in their backyards to help with research into one of the worlds worst pests of edible fruit.21 Oct 2009http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/304095/Food-security-action-plan-to-sustain-our-harvest.pdf21 Oct 2009