We are a team of agricultural ecologists and entomologists that work closely with growers, students and farm industry specialists.
Our aim is to help the agricultural sector make more sustainable on-farm management decisions, with an increased focus on cultural control practices to reduce pests and weeds, and restore and conserve soils.
BioResEd are several months into trialling inter row cover crops in custard apple orchards in northern NSW. Along with benefits for soil health and insect pest regulation, we are especially…
Why reduce farm chemical use, and what to do instead
Many are the reason that farmers are reducing chemical usage- rising chemical costs, tightening regulations and reduced registrations of chemicals are an obvious and immediate incentive. Then there are the…