Farmers have welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity breaches as the state escalates its campaign against the devastating Red Imported Fire Ants.
Two businesses have been fined $60,000 in the NSW Local Court for bringing soil, turf, and compost into the state from Queensland’s fire ant-infested area without certification.
NSW Farmers’ Biosecurity Committee Chair Tony Hegarty said the latest breach of biosecurity laws had put NSW at great risk, with fire ants presenting a $60 billion threat to the nation…