ON FARM NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES Widening the invasive net There’s a new kid on the innovation made by government and an emerging threat in several regions. block in invasive species industry to date continues and that We’re also developing a 10-year management. The Centre the products developed are deliveredinvestment plan for a weed research, for Invasive Species on-farm,” Cameron says. development and extension portfolio. Solutions (CISS) promises to be, CISS Chief Executive Officer Andreas“We’re focused on getting as its name suggests, focused Glanznig said CISS has an initial on solutions to the problem of portfolio of 21 projects, all to be new products and invasive species. delivered within five years. technologies out onto Building on the work of the Invasive“The portfolio is worth a combined the land to make things Animals Cooperative Research Centre,$48 million of direct investment and happen. We’re not just which finished in June 2017, CISS is ain-kind support from our members collaborative effort between industry,and partners over five years, of whichabout doing more research government and the research sector. $2.5 million has been invested throughto define the problems MLA,” Andreas said. Cameron Allan, MLA Program Manager further – we’re about – Sustainable Feedbase Resources, “All 21 projects have been developed said MLA’s support of CISS commits in collaboration with the priorities offinding innovative solutions investment into pest animals, and all members and partners and with theto decrease the scourge of potentially weeds, in a national andend user at the front of mind. invasive species.” collaborative framework. “They focus on solutions to key invasive “CISS will ensure the investment species problems such as pest rabbits,MLA is directly contributing to projects in invasive species research and wild dogs and feral deer, which are related to wild dogs and rabbits 34