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2025 Rural Women's Award Gala Dinner and National Announcement in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
GREAT HALL, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA 08.09.26

2026 Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner and National Announcement

The National Winner and Runner Up of the 2026 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award will be announced at a Gala Dinner at the Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.

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Rethinking bluegreen aphid control as insecticide resistance spreads

Bluegreen aphid is presenting a different challenge. Resistant populations have now been identified at 21 additional locations across southern Australia, including many lucerne-growing areas. Resistance to commonly used organophosphate, carbamate and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides means previous control approaches may no longer be reliable

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Know your pest pressure: Monitoring is the foundation for managing lucerne seed wasp

Lucerne seed wasp (LSW) is a serious pest in lucerne crops causing damage that is difficult to see in the paddock. Its larvae feed inside developing seed, meaning losses may not become apparent until harvest, cleaning or seed delivery, when it is too late to intervene. Each wasp represents a lost seed, with infested seeds removed by cleaning sheds along with other impurities.

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