<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/news-rss.xsl"?>


<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
        
        <title>DPI&amp;F News</title>
        <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[News from the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F), Queensland, Australia]]></description>
        <language>en-au</language>
        <copyright>Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries</copyright>
        
        
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        <lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:53:07 +1000</lastBuildDate>
        <generator>RedDot CMS</generator>
        <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
        <ttl>60</ttl>
        
        
        <item>
            <title>Grey mackerel on the menu for DPI&amp;F</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11598_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Battered, crumbed or grilled, grey mackerel is a Queensland staple at the fish and chip shop, and fishers can now get involved in monitoring this species to help ensure its long-term sustainability.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11598_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Backyard nasties targeted at Townsville Weedbuster celebrations</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11597_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gardeners from across the Townsville district will be able to get some handy hints on avoiding weed menaces in their backyards at a special Weedbuster Week launch to be held at Bunnings later this month.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11597_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>DPI&amp;F surveillance detects more Asian honey bees</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11596_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Surveillance will be intensified south of Gordonvale after six foraging Asian honey bees were detected near Walsh's Pyramid on Monday afternoon.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11596_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Have your say: Mareeba public meetings on Queensland Biosecurity discussion paper</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11595_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Mareeba and surrounding community is being encouraged to have input into ensuring Queensland is protected from pests and diseases.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11595_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>CQ winter crop frost damage fears mounting</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11591_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11591_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Response plan enacted for CQ's first Ascochyta outbreak</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11590_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central Queensland's status as the only Ascochyta blight disease-free chickpea cropping area in Australia is under threat following a confirmed outbreak of this fungal disease in a few Dawson-Callide crops.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11590_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Decision pending on Hendra virus horse near Proserpine</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11586_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[No decision has been made about the fate of a horse near Proserpine, which appears to have recovered after contracting Hendra virus.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11586_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>No more Hendra virus as quarantine lifted at clinic</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11585_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With test results confirming that all remaining horses at a Redlands Veterinary Clinic are free from Hendra virus, Biosecurity Queensland will this afternoon lift the stringent quarantine that was imposed seven weeks ago. ]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11585_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Defrosting crop costs with thermal imaging</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11584_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Using the latest infra-red thermal imaging equipment, a Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries' (DPI&amp;F) crop physiology team has produced the first ever images of reproductive winter cereal plants freezing under natural frost conditions in the field. ]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11584_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Symposium to unearth future of agricultural carbon economy  </title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11582_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Challenges for agriculture in a changing carbon economy will be highlighted and opportunities explored at an upcoming Queensland science symposium in Brisbane.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11582_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Leucaena opens Wagner's market options</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11581_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[By growing leucaena, Tom and Ruth Wagner's extensive cattle breeding and finishing enterprise has the flexibility to turnoff younger cattle to target the lucrative MSA (Meat Standards Australia) carcase grade market.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11581_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Soaring interest in leucaena's affordable protein</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11579_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The message for 70 cattle producers attending the CQ BEEF Mackenzie River leucaena establishment field day was for intending growers to assess soil and site suitability to avoid making a costly non-productive investment.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11579_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Barley diseases on the move</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11575_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Queensland barley growers and agronomists are urged to be on the look out for foliar diseases this winter. ]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11575_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Weedbusting in the Outback</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11574_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It will be weedbusting in the outback at Longreach in September, when more than 150 students from the district's primary schools take part in Weedbuster Week activities.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11574_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Weedbusting.crocs aren't the only menace lurking in northern waters</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11573_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Loosening the vice-like grip some weeds have on sensitive areas of northern Australia including Kakadu, the Wet Tropics and Cape York Peninsula can be a treacherous undertaking.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11573_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>DPI&amp;F tests more horses</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11572_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries has been encouraged by the number of people reporting sick horses to Biosecurity Queensland.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11572_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Biosecurity Queensland investigating suspect poisoning of town dogs</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11562_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Following concerns about a number of recent dog deaths within the Winton town limits, inspectors from Biosecurity Queensland, a specialist unit of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&amp;F) and local police are investigating the possibility that the dogs were baited. ]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11562_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Search &amp; destroy survey targets Badhara bush </title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11561_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A survey to locate and eradicate the very tough and thorny declared Class 1 weed pest known as badhara bush will be conducted along Palm Creek from Cawarral township to Tungamull from August 20 to 27.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11561_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>No shark fin fishery proposed for Queensland</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11560_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&amp;F) has reiterated that there are no proposals currently in place to establish a shark fin fishery in Queensland. ]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11560_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <title>Mungbean research targets grower confidence</title>
            <link>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11558_ENA_HTML.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central Queensland grain-growers can now grow mungbeans with greater confidence thanks to ongoing research that is successfully delivering next generation varieties combining disease resistance with stabilised yields.]]></description>
            
            <guid>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/30_11558_ENA_HTML.htm</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:13 +1000</pubDate>
        </item>
        
    </channel>
</rss>

