Australian Agriculture
In the last 20 years, Australia's agricultural, fisheries and forestry production has economically increased to this dollar amount.
What is $67 billion?
Pesticides are one of the most common sources for this type of water pollution.
What is nonpoint?
The number of pesticide products used in Australia.
What is 8000?
This makes pesticide use in Australia difficult to determine harmful effects.
What is there is little data collected on environmental impact of pesticides?
Australian farm organizations are using AI and ______ tackle the challenge of spray drift.
What is game design?
The percentage of agricultural exports from Australia total production.
What is 70%
This type of pesticide is the cheapest and destroys all insect life.
What is broad spectrum?
The percentage of pesticides used for agriculture in Australia.
What is 75%
Weed growth is increasing at a huge rate in Australia because of ____.
What is pesticide resistance?
Azamax, a pesticide that is approved for organic farming use controls these pests.
What are grasshoppers?
When compared to other countries, Australia's government support for farming is ____.
What is very low?
This type of pesticide disrupts the neurological system of agricultural pests, but has a similar effect on animals and humans.
What are organophosphates?
This herbicide has been banned in 30 countries, but is still used in Australia.
What is Paraquat?
Farmers are getting these types of diseases from exposure to agricultural pesticides.
What are skin diseases?
This technology could be a safer alternative to traditional pesticides.
What is nano?
The dominant farm structure in Australia.
Atrazine, a herbicide used to kill agricultural weeds has an adverse effect on these marsupials.
What are kangaroos and wallabies?
The number of pesticides banned in other countries, but not in Australia.
What is 80?
Cotton is sensitive to _____, the unwanted movement of pesticides, which has a financial impact on the Australian cotton industry.
What is spray drift?
This agricultural crop growth method is becoming more prevalent in Australia, resulting in more sustainability.
What is hydroponics?
The top three agricultural commodities in Australia.
What are cattle, wool and wheat.
Two of the worst pests in Australian agriculture are the cotton bollworm and the ______.
What is the corn earworm?
The amount of money generated by plant crops cultivated in Australia each year using agricultural chemicals and pesticides.
What is $20 billion?
This type of pesticide has been banned in the EU because of its effect on bee populations, but is used in Australia.
What are neonicotinoids?
Australia will begin using these organisms to ward off pests in agriculture.
What are biological control agents?