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  • Bird Control Guide for Cherry Orchards
    Dezember 2, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Bird Control Guide for Cherry Orchards

    Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals. For cherry growers it's estimated that up to 31% of the crop can be lost to birds. 

    With adverse weather events occurring, the cost of labour, fuel and other commodities increasing, it is even more important to mitigate the loss of cherries to birds to maximise crop yields.

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  • Bird Flu - how to combat it
    Oktober 11, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Bird Flu - how to combat it

    Bird flu eradication in NZ unlikely if it arrives, MPI says - focus is on ‘reducing impact’

    Avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) is a viral disease of birds that is found all around the globe. The disease mainly affects birds, but has been known to be transmissable to mammals.

    Read on for ways to mitigate the risk bird flu will have on commercial poultry farmers, the agriculture industry and food production and storage facilities.

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  • Bird Control Guide for Seed Crops
    September 27, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Bird Control Guide for Seed Crops

    Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals.

    Fortunately there are a variety of methods available for protecting your grain, cereal and other seed crops from those pesky birds.

    Some common solutions below, each have their own advantages and disadvantages: 

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  • The battle of birds vs buds for kiwifruit growers
    August 28, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    The battle of birds vs buds for kiwifruit growers

    Birds are commonly an issue around ripening fruit such as grapes, olives and cherries, but kiwifruit growers have a unique issue during the end of winter / early spring with birds eating and attacking the flower and leaf buds.

    Bird control during bud burst is important as the loss of kiwifruit flower buds to birds can occur very quickly. This is devastating to orchards as it results in reduced crop yield and revenue.

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  • Bird Control Guide for Kiwifruit
    August 4, 2022 Maintrac Group

    Kontrollführer von Bird für Kiwifruit

    Die Kontrolle von Bird in Kiwifruit ist besonders am Knospenplatzen wichtig. Der Verlust von Blumenknospen von Kiwifruit zu Vögeln kann sehr schnell vorkommen und kann zu Obstgärten verheerend sein, Verlust von Einnahmen für beide Pflanzer und die kiwifruit Industrie verursachend.Wir...

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  • Technology is changing bird control
    November 30, 2020 Maintrac Group

    Ändert sich die Technologie Vogelabwehr

    - Technologie ist leistungsstark und kostengünstig. 'Moores Law" eine Theorie vorbringen, die in den 1970er Jahren, erklärt, dass die macht von computer-Prozessoren verdoppeln würde alle 2 Jahre, während eine Halbierung der Kosten. In der Hauptsache hat dies bewiesen, um wahr...

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  • Vineyard bird control without netting - is it possible
    Januar 12, 2020 Maintrac Group

    Weinbergvogelkontrolle ohne Netz - ist das möglich

    Netzst du deinen Weinberg? Lohnt sich die Zeit, die Kosten und die Unannehmlichkeiten? Gibt es Alternativen, die effektiv genutzt werden können?Das sind zwingende Fragen.Die meisten Winzer verwenden Vogelnetze in irgendeiner Form, einfach weil sie es brauchen oder weil es seit...

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