Meat and Livestock Australia investigate mystery pasture disease killing pastures in NSW

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Mystery grass disease suspected in northern New South Wales.

It is suspected a creeping cancer that has decimated some of Queensland's best grazing country has crossed the border into New South Wales.Meat and Livestock Australia are investigating a mystery grass disease that is wiping out pastures in northern New South Wales

The pasture dieback makes grass unpalatable to cattle and causes weeds to move in, causing erosion risks and potential pest outbreaks The condition has been identified in all tropical and subtropical sown grasses and some native grasses too. "The word of caution there is the symptoms look very, very similar, if not identical [to dieback] but they are on different pasture species," he said.

 

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My brother said the black that smothers concrete in the city (also after rains), is a type of mossy fungus. I hope this gives a bit of direction to your investigation.

Is it like a black dust that blankets everything? The black stuff that needs high pressure Gurney to blast it off concrete. It's all over the roof tiles too. Mornington Peninsula.

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