Pests and weeds cost farmers billions

AUSTRALIAN farmers are forking out an estimated $3.8 billion annually to manage vertebrate pests and weeds, and still suffering a further $1.5b in production losses, according to a new report.

08 November 2023
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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report into the cost of established pest animals and weeds to Australian agricultural producers found weeds

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