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Weed Warning: Drought, Fire and Flood
Due to the recent fires in Victoria, hay and grain as stockfeed is being brought into the state from all over Australia. The risk of weed invasion, and their impact on farms and the environment dramatically increases during and after an emergency such as drought, fire or flood.
The ‘Weed Warning: Drought, Fire and Flood’ brochure, prepared by the Department of Primary Industries, outlines some simple actions that farmers and land managers can implement which may save money, environmental values and avoid future stress whilst recovering from an emergency.
Copies of this brochure are available from DPI offices, bushfire recovery centres and organisations assisting with the co-ordination of emergency stockfeed. You can download either an A4 or DL version of the brochure by clicking on the links below.
If you would like further information please contact the Customer Service Centre on 136 186.
'Weed Warning: Drought, Fire and Flood' DL brochure (PDF 913KB)
'Weed Warning: Drought, Fire and Flood' A4 information sheet (PDF 21KB) | Weed Warning:
Drought, Fire and Flood
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Weeds are plants that are unwanted in a given situation and may be harmful, dangerous or economically detrimental.
Weeds are a serious threat to primary production and biodiversity in Victoria. They reduce farm and forest productivity, displace native species and contribute significantly to land and water degradation.
It is estimated that the annual cost of weeds to Australian agriculture is $4 billion per year through yield losses and product contamination. The costs of weeds to the natural environment is also high, with weed invasion being ranked second only to habitat loss in causing biodiversity decline.
Weeds are a major concern for private land and water managers and for government in Victoria. Weeds have serious impacts on agricultural production and have some direct and indirect social costs through the hindrance of the long-term sustainability of rural communities. | |
Despite considerable government and private sector investment, weed invasion still represents a major threat to both the productive capacity of land and water and the integrity of our natural ecosystems.
An efficient weed control program can only be developed after the weed has been properly identified.
Weeds can be managed using many different methods. The most effective management of weeds is usually achieved through collaboration and co-operation, in partnerships between the community, land owners, agriculture, industry and the various levels of government, using a combination of methods in conjunction with a thorough follow-up campaign.
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