Plague locusts
A noticeable increase in locust activity has been reported. Find out more.
Industrial hemp
The Hemp Industry Act 2008 allows the cultivation and supply of low THC hemp.
Cotton pest management guide 2008-09
Introducing new techniques for monitoring and determining thresholds for cotton aphid and silverleaf whitefly.
NSW Invasive Species Plan 2008-2015
An eight year plan to improve the management of invasive species in NSW.
Summer crop production guide 2008
Information to assist key agronomic decisions in the production of grain sorghum, maize, mungbean, soybean and sunflower.
Equine Influenza
EI has been sucessfully eradicated from NSW
Drought
Drought continues to affect many farms and communities in NSW.
PROfarm 2008
New short course program now available.
Spotlight
- Proposed Weed Control Order No. 24
- Improving Spray Application in the Vineyard
- Review of the declaration of Hudson pear in NSW
- Variety specific agronomy package trials 2008
- NSW DPI soils scientist amongst world's top ten
- Winter crop variety sowing guide 2008
- Preparing a development application for intensive agriculture in NSW
- Climate Risk Management Project
Latest publications
News releases
- 13 Jan 2009Queensland Fruit Fly detected at Narrandera and Griffith
- 05 Jan 2009NSW DPI bolsters biosecurity for cotton industry
- 02 Jan 2009Compulsory horse event registration ends
- 31 Dec 2008Southern Riverina residents urged to look out for locust hatchings
- 24 Dec 2008Farmers urged to be on the lookout for Christmas locust hatchings
- 22 Dec 2008First reports of new generation plague locusts
- 19 Dec 2008Molong district landholders urged to step up locust surveillance
Events
- 19 Jan 2009Drought gathering: Movies Under The Stars
- 20 Jan 2009Drought gathering: Movies Under the Stars
- 21 Jan 2009Drought gathering: Movies Under the Stars
- 22 Jan 2009Drought gathering: Movies Under The Stars
- 23 Jan 2009Drought gathering: Movies Under The Stars
- 29 Jan 2009Cool Cows Field Day
- 30 Jan 2009Tales of Tocal
- 31 Jan 2009Weeds and their controls (course)