NSW DPI Science and research - latest stories

Continuing the fight against noxious weed in Wallagoot Lake

17 Jun 2009 3:19pm

The NSW Department of Primary Industries is continuing its work to control a noxious weed in Wallagoot Lake, on the NSW Far South Coast, Jane Frances, NSW DPI Manager Aquatic Biosecurity & Risk Management, said today.

Grazing focus on wetland plants

09 Jun 2009 9:22am

Local producers can expect to gain hands-on knowledge of wetland plants and grazing management at NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) field days to be held this June and July.

Innovative fish counter to help monitor fish migration in the Murray

05 Jun 2009 8:48am

The first Australian trial of an infrared fish counter at Lock 10 (Wentworth) on the Murray will boost scientists� understanding of native fish migration along the river.

Tomaree research facility to be refurbished under collaborative agreement

03 Jun 2009 10:31am

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has entered into a collaborative agreement with Southern Cross Shellfish to improve supply of selectively bred oyster juveniles to the NSW oyster industry.

Sheep technology awarded

27 May 2009 10:24am

Researchers at NSW DPI�s Orange Agricultural Institute have received some well-deserved recognition for their work in a ground-breaking Sheep CRC project.

New pathology team for veterinary lab

27 May 2009 2:44pm

A new group of veterinary pathologists, hired at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI), Camden, is now undergoing extensive training.

Skip the dip

27 May 2009 4:06pm

They've cracked it, after many years � a reliable new sheep lice test that gets around dipping.

Breeding plain-bodied fine wools - no problem

27 May 2009 9:52am

Fine wool producers are now seeking to breed �easy care� plainer-bodied animals which would be less susceptible to flystrike.

Solomons' bee biosecurity warning

26 May 2009 2:58pm

Two of Australia�s honey bee experts are conducting research in the Solomon Islands, developing strategies to control an invasion of Asian honey bees.

Beef CRC II features 14 DPI researchers

28 May 2009 2:17pm

Understanding whether carcass and beef quality attributes can be changed by genetic selection or through management processes without unduly compromising key fitness traits like reproductive performance and adaptation to environmental stressors drove research at the Beff CRCII. The Special Edition of the latest Beef CRC Special Edition published in Animal Production Science features NSW DPI scientists, economists and biometricians on 14 of the 17 papers, and on the Foreword.