❓ Question regarding the Department of Agriculture's role in controlling skeleton weed, following a 2002 report recommending individual landowner control. The Minister outlines the department's support role, regional infestation numbers, and shared responsibilities with landowners and local groups.
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In light of the recommendation arising from the 2002 report on skeleton weed that individual landowners control and contain skeleton weed, what areas and regions will the Department of Agriculture control and contain skeleton weed this season? The PRESIDENT: I understand that the minister also has the answer to a rather lengthy question that was asked yesterday which might be paraphrased as a Neesham question. Perhaps after giving an answer to today’s question, the Leader of the House can also provide the answer to yesterday’s question so that it does not have to be repeated. Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
The PRESIDENT: I understand that the minister also has the answer to a rather lengthy question that was asked yesterday which might be paraphrased as a Neesham question. Perhaps after giving an answer to today’s question, the Leader of the House can also provide the answer to yesterday’s question so that it does not have to be repeated. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
The PRESIDENT: I understand that the minister also has the answer to a rather lengthy question that was asked yesterday which might be paraphrased as a Neesham question. Perhaps after giving an answer to today’s question, the Leader of the House can also provide the answer to yesterday’s question so that it does not have to be repeated. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
The department will operate in support of landowners across the full extent of the State’s agricultural areas. Currently, there are 736 known infested properties, including 122 in the department’s northern agricultural region, 608 in the central region and six in the southern agricultural region. Infestations in the metropolitan area are also controlled. Under the revised program, the focus of the department’s responsibility will be on awareness, extension and advice, technical support to local groups, regulation including compliance auditing, surveillance searching of suspect districts and properties, and management of spraying contractors. Landholders have full responsibility for the searching and summer treatment of infestations on their own property. Local groups are being formed and they will receive financial assistance to coordinate the local detection and eradication of skeleton weed. Follow-up winter treatments will be carried out by the department’s spray contractors, who will be funded by grain grower contributions. The issue contained in the last sentence is, in fact, something of a departure from the original recommendation and has been included as a result of consideration by the new skeleton weed committee. The Government’s contribution to the program has also increased as a result of the committee’s recommendations.
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