Environment Southland senior biosecurity officer Dave Burgess (in front of shed) talks about getting rid of pests at the Pourakino Catchment Group field day last week. Photos: Supplied
Environment Southland senior biosecurity officer Dave Burgess (in front of shed) talks about getting rid of pests at the Pourakino Catchment Group field day last week. Photos: Supplied
Possums, rabbits, hares, wild cats, magpies, stoats, ferrets - pests are a regular battle for Southland farmers.
Learning tips and tricks on pest management was the theme of the Pourakino Catchment Group's field day last week.
Chairman Dave Diprose said the field day, which was held at Kells' sheep andbeef farm, was about working on keeping pest numbers down in the catchment.
''It's always a risk putting plants in that you don't have the pests chewing them off,'' he said.