{"id":373814,"date":"2026-06-30T14:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=373814"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:01:26","slug":"12m-project-to-target-pest-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/06\/30\/12m-project-to-target-pest-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"$12m Project To Target Pest Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_75818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75818\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tonyperrett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75818\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tonyperrett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tonyperrett.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tonyperrett-173x300.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Government has entered into a joint $12 million research partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation to help Queensland farmers produce grain that\u2019s insect and chemical-residue free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Post Harvest Grains Research Project, at the DPI&#8217;s research facility near Warwick, will investigate:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology to more quickly detect insects and uncover resistance to insecticides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Monitor, record and map insect incursions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve the way fumigation is used to reduce grain growers\u2019 reliance on contact insecticides and reduce resistance developing in five major stored grain pests: lesser grain borer, red flour beetle, rice weevil, rusty grain beetle and saw-toothed grain beetle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Find better ways to remove harmful gases from grain storage facilities to help industry comply with new SafeWork Australia regulations due to come into effect this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A government spokesperson said the work was expected to protect growers from losses up to $100 million annually while supporting continued access to phosphine, the industry\u2019s most affordable and widely used treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative is about protecting our grain growers from costly post-harvest losses while ensuring Queensland\u2019s grains export market remains globally competitive,\u201d Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese targeted projects will deliver practical solutions to safeguard growers\u2019 profitability and strengthen the long-term sustainability of our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workplace exposure changes to phosphine will come into effect on November 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"https:\/\/graintrade.org.au\/nwpgp\/safework-australia-phosphine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grain Trade Australia &#8211; Phosphine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Government has entered into a joint $12 million research partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation to help Queensland farmers produce grain that\u2019s insect and chemical-residue free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":261136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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