The Department of Primary Industries says it is still trying to trace the origins of 19 invasive weed plants in central Queensland which could cause severe damage to the state's grasslands.

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The funding stoush over a $10 million war chest to battle prickly acacia has created an unlikely alliance ...

Biosecurity Queensland is still trying to track down an invasive weed being sold at nurseries across the state. Mexican feather grass plants, which kill off native grasses, have been found on private ...

Rob Hassett, DNRM, who was speaking at an Agforce sponsored Vegetation Management Act explanation field day, said that your notification, for which there is no fee, and the receipt from the DNRM ...

Australians have a new weapon in the war on weeds, thanks to WA Department of Agriculture and Food and the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management (Weeds CRC). This latest weapon is ...

Defining a 'weed' is more complex than the usual variations of 'a plant out of place'. It depends on time, place and the identity of the people affected by it, and can change as uses are found for an ...

Hi-tech flying drones armed with weedkiller will be used to attack problem plant infestations in agricultural land in Queensland's west. Hi-tech flying drones armed with weedkiller will be used to ...

Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said the AMP would allow for more effective weed control, and support an industry struggling under Labor's mountain of red tape. "These AMPs and ...

IT TOOK more than three years for Labor to finally release findings of its inquiry into invasive weeds, but those Queenslanders expecting answers have been left bitterly disappointed. Queensland ...

At least seven species of weed have evolved to resist the most commonly used weed killers in Queensland’s wheat and sorghum industry. A three-year research project by the University of Queensland ...