Agriculture minister Adam Marshall says hundreds of farmers around the state have registered for free grain treatment to combat the mice plague, ahead of the government's treatment sites becoming operational.
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Regional areas like Dubbo are among 20 that will have treatment sites set up, with the government still awaiting Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority approval to use and distribute bromadiolone.
"So much rests on the APVMA approval now, but we haven't been sitting on our hands while waiting for it," Mr Marshall said.
"We've secured more than 10,000 litres of bromadiolone already, announced and established 20 distribution points across rural NSW and have our qualified staff ready to go as soon as we get the green light from the APVMA.
"I've been on the ground, I live in the bush and I speak to farmers every day and many are asking for bromadiolone to help fight these vermin and this early enthusiasm shows that."
Mr Marshall said once the government receives approval, if it does, the poison will become a perimeter-bailing tool for farmers to surround their crops, potentially as part of a 'multi-layered defence' against the rampant rodents.
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"Landholders will be able to surround their crops with bromadiolone-treated grain, which when used in combination with zinc phosphide to kill off mice already in paddock, will give farmers a multi-layered defence," Mr Marshall said.
Mr Marshall said farmers could continue to register for grain treatment online at www.lls.nsw.gov.au/mice or by calling their nearest Local Land Services office.
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