Terms of use

The views expressed in the posts and comments of the Beatsheet blog do not necessarily reflect the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) or the Queensland Government. Posts and comments should be considered the personal opinions of the author(s). No information on this blog is considered official unless confirmed on the DAF website. DAF uses the department’s website to express its official opinions and activities.

External sites

You should be aware that third party sites are not under the control of the DAF. Therefore DAF can make no representation concerning the content of these sites to you, nor can the fact that DAF has referred you to these sites serve as an endorsement by DAF of any of these sites. DAF provides these references to third party sites only as a convenience to you. This is to inform you that DAF does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the correctness, accuracy, reliability, currency, or any other aspect regarding characteristics or use of the information presented on these sites.

Comments policy

The authors of this blog will attempt to engage in conversation relevant to the articles via the comments section whenever possible. Moderating and posting of comments occurs only during regular operational hours, and the department is unable to commit to replying to every comment posted. Please post comments in English only. Comments on articles are automatically closed after 60 days.

Anonymous comments are not allowed. A valid email address is required for every comment, which will only be used if the Department has a question in response to your comment. This is a moderated blog; all comments will be reviewed before posting. All comments must be relevant and respectful. Comments that contain vulgar or abusive language; personal attacks of any kind; that do not remain on topic, or that appear to promote services or products will not be posted. We encourage on-topic comments on articles only; comments posted to events notifications or image pages will be automatically deleted.

Members of the media are asked to address questions to the DAF Media Unit (07 3239 3010) and to refrain from submitting questions here as comments. Media questions will not be posted. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers, addresses or email details in the body of your comment. Also consider other less obvious personally identifiable information such as surnames and descriptions in order to maintain your privacy.

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The content on this site has been prepared in good faith on the basis of available information (which may be updated without notice). DAF and post/content authors do not guarantee or warrant any of the information and disclaim any liability for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on any such information. Note that older posts may contain information that was current at time of posting but may now be superseded. Users must obtain their own advice and conduct their own investigations and assessments of any proposals they are considering, in the light of their own individual circumstances. DAF does not endorse, support or otherwise promote any private or commercial entity or the information, products or services contained on websites that may be reached through links on our website or associated information products.

Product trade names are supplied as examples on the understanding that no preference between equivalent products is intended and that the inclusion of a product does not imply endorsement over any other equivalent product from another manufacturer. Any information regarding pesticides or their use in this publication does not constitute a recommendation for that particular use. All pesticide applications must accord with the currently registered label or permit for that particular pesticide, crop, pest and region.

The Queensland Government supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of its information. Content and images from this site may be re-used with attribution for non-commercial purposes under a under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, as long as they are used in an appropriate context (e.g. older posts may contain content that is no longer best practice).

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We will only use your information for this purpose. It will otherwise not be used or disclosed unless authorised or required by law. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.

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