Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals. For cherry growers it's estimated that up to 31% of the crop can be lost to birds.
With adverse weather events occurring, the cost of labour, fuel and other commodities increasing, it is even more important to mitigate the loss of cherries to birds to maximise crop yields.
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Avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) is a viral disease of birds that is found all around the globe. The disease mainly affects birds, but has been known to be transmissable to mammals.
Read on for ways to mitigate the risk bird flu will have on commercial poultry farmers, the agriculture industry and food production and storage facilities.
Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals.
Fortunately there are a variety of methods available for protecting your grain, cereal and other seed crops from those pesky birds.
Some common solutions below, each have their own advantages and disadvantages:
Birds are commonly an issue around ripening fruit such as grapes, olives and cherries, but kiwifruit growers have a unique issue during the end of winter / early spring with birds eating and attacking the flower and leaf buds.
Bird control during bud burst is important as the loss of kiwifruit flower buds to birds can occur very quickly. This is devastating to orchards as it results in reduced crop yield and revenue.
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