PHOTO: The NSW Government has directed additional resources to support on-ground efforts to control Hudson Pear. IMAGE: NSW Farmers Association
The Castlereagh Macquarie County Council (CMCC) has entered into a contract with North West Local Land Services to spray Hudson Pear on private land.
Last week, the Western Plains reported that several landowners had asked the CMCC for free chemicals but were told the free chemical program no longer existed.
Prior to this announcement, several expressed frustration at what they perceived as a lack of help from authorities to deal with what all stakeholders agree is a major problem – the growing spread of Hudson Pear…