Australian primary producers say they ‘can’t afford’ to pay proposed biosecurity levy
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National Farmers Federation says farmers are already paying for the measures and should not be made to pay more
In September Jon Lockwood travelled to an almond orchard in Balranald in the New South Wales Riverina, and euthanised about 2,500 of his bees.
The honeybees were in a varroa “red zone”, an area deemed at high risk of infestation of the parasitic varroa mite (Varroa destructor), which prompted the destruction of [how many] bees in commercial hives since it was first detected in sentinel hives in June 2022.
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Written by Eliza Spencer from the Guardian
National Farmers Federation says farmers are already paying for the measures and should not be made to pay more
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In September Jon Lockwood travelled to an almond orchard in Balranald in the New South Wales Riverina, and euthanised about 2,500 of his bees.
The honeybees were in a varroa “red zone”, an area deemed at high risk of infestation of the parasitic varroa mite (Varroa destructor), which prompted the destruction of [how many] bees in commercial hives since it was first detected in sentinel hives in June 2022.
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