The SFAG RAG

The SFAG RAG is our official newsletter.

• Issue 13, May 2010
• Issue 12, December 2009
• Issue 11, May 2009
• Issue 10, November 2008
• Issue 9, May 2008
• Issue 8, December 2007
• Issue 7, August 2007
• Issue 6, April 2007
• Issue 5, October 2006
• Issue 4, July 2006
• Issue 3, March 2006
• Issue 2, December 2005
• Issue 1, October 2005

Poultry Manure and Fly Regulations

Produced by the Health Department of WA

• Fly eradication regulations or access them through the State Law Publisher website by clicking here.
• Health (Poultry Manure) Regulations 2001 or access them through the State Law Publisher website by clicking here

Stable Fly Management Project

• Report on the Agriculture Western Australia initiative in co-operation with the Health Department of Western Australia as well as key Local Government and Agricultural Industries to Reduce stable fly breeding associated with intensive agricultural production to levels that do not disrupt rural industries and the community

Minutes of the SFAG AGM

• SFAG AGM Minutes, 2009 - “Please be advised that these minutes have been officially approved by the Chairman of The Stable Fly Action Group, but are subject to confirmation at the 2010 Annual General Meeting.’’

• SFAG AGM Minutes, 2008
• SFAG AGM Minutes, 2007
• SFAG AGM Minutes, 2006
• Report from Simon Fraser at Council Meeting of the Shire of Gingin July 2005
• Report from the SFAG Chairman AGM 2006
• Report from the SFAG Chairman AGM 2007
• Report from the SFAG Chairman AGM 2008
• Report from the SFAG Chairman AGM 2009

Where can I find out more about stable flies?

Click the image above to download the brochure "Fly Breeding Associated with Horticulture and Livestock". A joint publication by Agriculture WA, Entomology Section (Dr David Cook and Dr Ian Dadour) and the Health Department of WA, Environmental Health Service (Dave Peckitt and Owen Ashby).

        Environmental Health Guide : Stable Fly

        Stable Fly Farmnote 101/94

        Managing changes to poultry manure availability in WA Farmnote 78/2001

The Biter Click here to download and read the latest issue including information on stable fly breeding, the upcoming total ban of poultry manure and the results from the Gingin entomology consultancy. Click here to download the article Elkan, P., R. Parnell, et al. (2009). "A die-off of large ungulates following a Stomoxys biting fly out-break in lowland forest, northern Republic of Congo." African J. Ecol. 47(4): 528-536.

        The Biter - Providing information into the stable fly problem and the development of solutions

Good Practice Management of Manures and Vegetable Crop Residue - Produced by Vegetables WA

Presentation by Manna Enterprises on the Pasteurisation of Raw Poultry Manure

Links to other relevant websites

Department of Agriculture of WA

• http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/

Department of Health

• http://www.health.wa.gov.au/home/

Vegetables WA

• http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/

The Good Practice Guide developed by Vegetables WA

• http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/goodpractice.asp

Archived monthly fly infestation reports from the Shire of Gingin

2010 - Click the month to download the relevant report

January

2009 - Click the month to download the relevant report

January , February, March, April

2008 - Click the month to download the relevant report

January , February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November