Preying on pasture pests with biodiversity

Pasture invertebrate pests can be misdiagnosed, and therefore control measures often don’t solve the problem. Over two years, Melbourne Water in partnership with Orchard End Farm has been looking at management practices that can be used to reduce problem pasture pests such as Lucerne Flea and Red Legged Earth Mite.

This event will be held in the paddock so participants can look at the multi-species crop.
We'll discuss:

  • the results of moving away from traditional pasture to diverse cover crops
  • grazing management of the multi-species crop
  • the next phase to restore a degraded paddock to a ‘biodiversity haven’ for insectivorous birds and predatory beneficial insects.

Field presenters:

  • Karen Thomas (Melbourne Water)
  • Tony Morgan (Orchard End Farm)
  • Jade Killoran (Healthy Farming Systems)
  • Jessica Page (Biological Research Company)
  • Mick Green (Drift Media)

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