Paterson's Curse Busy Bee at UWA Farm Ridgefield

Event details

Location

Date and time

  • Event Cancelled

Event type

  • Agriculture

Audience

  • UWA staff and students

Registration

  • Registration is essential
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Paterson's Curse Busy Bee at UWA Farm Ridgefield

Event Cancelled

Calling all interested staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Western Australia! We need your help to eliminate the dreaded weed Paterson's curse at UWA Farm Ridgefield in Pingelly.

Return bus transport, lunch and refreshments provided free of charge. Full event program to be provided closer to the event.

If you've always wanted to visit Ridgefield to learn more about the innovative UWA research that takes place there, or just fancy a day in the country, register now!

Paterson's curse is one of the most conspicuous weeds of pastures, roadsides and disturbed land in WA. This nasty purple flowered plant is estimated to cost Australian sheep and cattle producers $250 million annually through lost productivity in pastures, control costs, and wool contamination.

Full event program to come.

Registration is essential

Contact: [email protected]