Chilean Needle Grass
Sniffer dogs to help detect pesky weed
12 Dec 2017
Dogs will be used to help find a pesky weed on farms and vineyards in Marlborough.
Knock Out The Needle
5 May 2017
Marlborough farmer Tim Struthers has spent several years trying to control Chilean Needle Grass on his sheep and beef farm near Seddon. The invasive weed can out-compete pasture grasses and its seed… Audio
Keep an eye out for needle grass, farmers told
24 Nov 2015
The stock destroying pasture pest Chilean needle grass is beginning to raise its head and farmers are being advised to keep an eye out.