Western Australia
July 2, 2008
Source:
GRDC's The Crop Doctor
Autumn and winter provides many
graingrowers with the opportunity to remain indoors and check
out the new Grains Research and
Development Corporation (GRDC) Pestlinks at
www.grdc.com.au/pestlinks
Streamlining the delivery of information from the GRDC’s R&D
outputs is a critical aspect of its extension strategy.
The GRDC aims to deliver regionally specific information to
identified stakeholder groups to meet their information needs
and respond effectively to emerging issues.
Last year the GRDC began redeveloping its website to improve
timeliness and relevance of the information supplied.
Redevelopment focussed on improving accessibility,
functionality, design, look and feel, while catering for
customers with various internet connection speeds.
Tom McCue, Manager of Extension and Grower Programs and
responsible for overseeing website development, emphasises that
the website team can never rest on their laurels.
He indicated that GRDC is ever alert to the potential of new
technology and streamlined delivery of relevant information and
highlighted the recent addition of the GRDC Pestlinks web page
at
www.grdc.com.au/pestlinks as an example.
The new page informs on integrated pest management (IPM),
invertebrate and vertebrate pests, insecticides and chemical
companies and state contacts for IPM.
Pestlinks is part of the GRDC Crop Protection Program, which
helps ensure cost effective IPM by bringing together information
on research, development and extension.
A ‘Useful links’ section contains a link to Pest Genie, a
database specialising in information about plant protection and
animal health products.
There is also a link to the Pests and Diseases Image Library
(PaDIL), offering high quality colour diagnostic images and
information on pests and diseases. PaDIL is a tool that helps
identify invasive threats to Australia’s plant health.
Other useful sites are Stored Grain Insects: A Rogue’s Gallery
and CSIRO Stored Grain Research
Laboratory.
Important information such as the 2007 Insecticide Resistance
Management Strategies and the 2007 Insecticide Mode of Action
Table is also available.
For WA growers, there is specific information such as Registered
Chemicals for Use in WA.
Mr McCue said international sites for research institutions are
also listed on Pestlinks.
Growers are urged to have a test drive around the new site. |
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The Crop Doctor is
GRDC Managing Director,
Peter Reading |
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