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Recent media releases
For the first time in Australia, weed-seeking scent detection dogs have this month sniffed out black knapweed (Centaurea x moncktonii) plants near Tenterfield as part of NSW Government actions to eradicate the invasive weed.
Funding to improve the transitioning and rehoming of animals used in research
- Agriculture; Research & Development; Ministerial
Three NSW based animal welfare organisations will share in $2.45 million to fund the rehoming of animals following their contribution to important scientific research projects.
The Minns Government is continuing its efforts to safeguard primary industries from bushfire threats, with a raft of projects announced today to help protect critical plantation timber in southern NSW under the Government’s $13 million Plantation Fire Protection funding package.
New Orange building company to utilise technology and local timber to ease housing crisis
- Forestry; Ministerial
An exciting new prefabrication building company based in Central West NSW is helping to address the state’s current housing crisis, while also sourcing local timber and creating local jobs.
New gross margin calculations have shown that prime lamb production and replacement purchases emerged as the top-performing sheep enterprises of 2024, demonstrating resilience in a dynamic industry.
