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Harsh penalty for serrated tussock

FINES of up to $29,000 will be issued to farmers in Victoria who fail to control infestations of serrated tussock, a highly invasive weed capable of producing up to 100,000 seeds per plant.

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Harsh penalty for serrated tussock

According to the Victorian Department of Primary Industries, serrated tussock is now flowering in the Port Phillip and Corangamite regions and its seeds, which can blow up to 20km across the landscape,...

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