Agricultural Benefits

Weed Control in Pastures

• Control of Roly-Poly (Sclerolaena sp.) in pastures.

Weed Control in Cereal Crops

• Control of ryegrass, wild oats and other weeds in later-term and mature cereal crops.
• Cleaner harvest with less weed seed carry-over to the following season.

Positive Influence on Summer Pasture Composition

• Increased C4 grasses and retained soil moisture for summer fodder crops (ie. lucerne, saltbush etc).

Potential Positive Flow on Effects from Locust Migrations

• Increased populations of predatory bird and insects, helping to reduce resident grasshopper or other insect populations in the following years.

Locusts as a Commodity

• Highly nutritious, sought after as a health food.
• Potential export markets.

Balancing Agricultural Landscapes

• Avoiding ecosystem collapse and land degradation.
• Maintaining sustainable land values and realistic expectations of agricultural productive capacity.