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Crop Protection
Chemical crop protection worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit to Australian farmers
A recent study* conducted by UWA graduate student, Alison Walsh, demonstrates that the use of pesticides generates more profit for producers, reduces labour time, effort and cost, while affording conservation-agriculture techniques which conserve soil and sequester carbon. The study highlights what farmer practices have been demonstrating for generations – the use of pesticides generates substantial profit and time savings on Australian farms. These commonly-used products are so important that an average Australian broadacre farm could…