Media Releases

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has confirmed the first case of Varroa mite pyrethroid resistance in the state and says best practice mite management is now more important than ever.

The Minns Labor Government is expanding its drought plan with new financial support products and services for farmers and communities as dry conditions continue across parts of NSW.

From today, NSW berry, leafy vegetable and melon growers will adopt new food safety standards to improve traceability and lift consumer confidence in the industry.

A new dedicated Biosecurity Compliance and Investigation Unit has been set up by the Minns Labor Government to strengthen biosecurity, tackle high-risk threats, and safeguard market access and trade.

The Minns Labor Government today announced two of the state’s key animal welfare organisations, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) NSW and Animal Welfare League (AWL) NSW, will receive $12.8 million towards their enforcement and compliance activities to better protect cats, dogs, livestock and other animals across the state.

The NSW Government’s Agriculture Economics research team is reporting that the state’s primary industries’ Gross Value of Production (GVP) has continued its strong recovery since the 2017–19 drought, reaching record levels in cropping and livestock.

As part of the Minns Government’s commitment to building a stronger NSW agriculture sector more than 120 farmers across the state are working with government experts to develop plans to understand, manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their property.

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has partnered with the Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) and Wildlife Health Australia to ensure knowledge about H5 avian influenza reaches Aboriginal stakeholders and community members attending today’s Armidale Message Stick.

New research, real-time tracking and expanded drone surveillance, will lead a $4.2 million NSW Government boost to help keep people safer in the water this summer.

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to better protect animals by progressing the review of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 (POCTAA) with a set of proposed law changes.