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Be more cunning on fox baits: farmers
26 Aug 2004
The Victorian Farmers' Federation is calling for fox baits to be sold at rural merchandise stores, making them more accessible to farmers. Last year, 133,000 baits were sold to farmers in baiting campaigns but getting these baits is a time-consuming and complex process. Baits have to be bought from the Department of Primary Industries and buyers need to complete a two-day farm chemical users' course.
The VFF wants a shorter training program, designed to just cover 1080 baiting specifically for fox and rabbit control.
Linton Staples, producer of Foxoff, says farmers need easier access to bait and don't want to be told to do courses for baiting. Many larger farmers have been running excellent fox control programs for years and know how to do things safely, he said. They are understandably frustrated at being asked to do training in what they already know.
Weekly Times, 25/8/04, page 18.
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