22 February 2021 - Biosecurity; Ministerial
The NSW Government has responded quickly to reports of Australian Plague Locusts in the State’s north by providing free support and pesticides to landholders, and by establishing a central State Co-ordination Centre, Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall announced today.
14 January 2021 - Biosecurity
12 January 2021 - Fishing
NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries Officers handed down 26 penalty notices, totalling $11,200, and issued 22 warnings to fishers in the Port Stephens Great Lakes Marine Park sanctuary zone over just two days recently.
7 January 2021 - Fishing
DPI Fisheries Officers have seized 1649 cockles in the Lake Illawarra region earlier this week as part of Operation Stingray 2, an ongoing state-wide operation targeting the collection of intertidal invertebrates, including at Lake Illawarra.
1 January 2021 - Fishing; Ministerial
Population numbers of the threatened Murray Crayfish have been bolstered after 200 of the species were successfully relocated to ensure their survival, Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Adam Marshall announced today.
30 December 2020 - Ministerial
Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall has today encouraged the State’s up-and-coming farmers and fishers to save the date for the 2021 Young Farmer Business Program conference.
24 December 2020 - Sharks; Ministerial
Holidaymakers and beachgoers heading to the coast have today been reminded by the NSW Government to be proactive about their safety in the water this summer.
22 December 2020 - Agriculture; Ministerial
The State’s melon-lovers will be able to track the entire paddock-to-plate journey of their produce, with the launch of a new pilot program by the NSW Government that will use QR codes to connect consumers with fruit growers.
18 December 2020 - Biosecurity
NSW consumers are reminded to look out for unwanted exotic plant pests in packages received from overseas, which pose a threat to the state’s $15.7 billion primary industries.
18 December 2020 - Agriculture; Drought
Farmers affected by storms which hit Cabonne and Oberon LGA earlier this year can now apply for Agricultural Natural Disaster Assistance through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority.