Early research findings show fungus could be cause of pasture dieback

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated December 14 2017 - 5:00pm, first published 7:00am
Pasture dieback on a property at Biggenden earlier this year. The problem now spreads as far south as Beaudesert.
Pasture dieback on a property at Biggenden earlier this year. The problem now spreads as far south as Beaudesert.

EARLY research findings into pasture dieback indicate it may be caused by a fungus, which if proven correct, doesn’t have a simple cure and could see producers forced to find management techniques to overcome the problem.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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