The Crisafulli Government is delivering healthier livestock by expanding a free service for cattle producers to simplify cattle dip testing for chemical compliance – reducing the risk of chemical resistance in cattle ticks and making the service more cost-effective. Graziers in the Charters Towers can now collect a free dip test kit from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) office in Charters Towers or their local chemical supplier and return the sample to the DPI offic

The Crisafulli Government is delivering stronger biosecurity for Burdekin's beef sector with improvements to Queensland’s cattle tick management, including dedicated biosecurity staff and increased subsidies for treatment to be rolled out across the state. Following a cattle tick outbreak in Taroom earlier this year, an independent review of Queensland's cattle tick management was undertaken to identify opportunities to strengthen tick management and rebuild industry confiden