Mallee grain growers put on mouse watch

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EXPERTS are warning grain growers in the Mallee to prepare for a potential boom in mice numbers before sowing this year’s crops. CSIRO rodent expert Steve Henry said increased moisture and expected bumper crops meant conditions were right for a rapidly growing mouse population. “There are mice everywhere all the time, and when conditions are […]

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