A number of free workshops will be run for landowners in the Manning and Great Lakes later this month addressing the issue of poisonous plants.
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Organised jointly by Karuah and Great Lakes Landcare and Manning Landcare, the 'Poisonous Plants on the Farm' workshop will be held at Wingham on Wednesday, September 25, and then simultaneously at Nabiac and Johns River on Friday, September 27.
All workshops will run between 9:30am and 1pm.
The Nabiac workshop will be presented by MidCoast Council strategic weeds biosecurity officer Terry Inkson and the Wingham and Johns River workshops will be presented by MCC catchment weed biosecurity officer Wendy Bushell.
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Manning Landcare coordinator Lyn Booth said the workshops would be highly informative and extremely relevant considering the severe drought conditions currently being faced.
"One of the problems we're seeing with it being so dry is the grass is really brown and then a lot of poisonous plants are still green and animals are eating them," she said.
"The other thing with it being so dry is that people are letting their animals graze in areas they wouldn't normally let them anywhere near."
She said a number of animals had already died in the area due to eating poisonous plants as a result of the dry conditions.
The main topics that will be discussed on the day are:
- Recognising poisonous weeds and their impacts
- Efficient weed management techniques
- Minimising risk to your stock
- Making the most of NSW Weedwise resources.
To RSVP for the Nabiac workshop, contact Joel Dunn on 0401 932 533 or joel.dunn@glcr.org.au
To RSVP for the Wingham or Johns River workshops, contact Lyn Booth on 0427 530 681 or lyn@manninglandcare.org
A free morning tea and lunch will be provided on the day.
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