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- Plants
16 August 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided funding for the upgrade of two key scientific identification tools for plant pests…
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- Biosecurity
15 August 2022
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) has seconded four staff to work overseas – one at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in…
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- Biosecurity
12 August 2022
Agricultural industry leaders have taken a tour behind the scenes at Sydney International Airport to scope out Australia's biosecurity measures.
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- Biosecurity
04 August 2022
The department’s biosecurity detector dog program is recruiting new biosecurity detector dog handlers, with applications open from Thursday 4 August…
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- ABARES
28 July 2022
Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES…
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- Foot-and-mouth disease
20 July 2022
As part of the Australian Government’s response to the spread of animal diseases in the region, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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- Farming
19 July 2022
National Farm Safety Week is underway and acts as a reminder of the many dangers involved in farming and the need to protect our farmers and farm…
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- Biosecurity
18 July 2022
Soil from a First World War battlefield in northern France, destined for a war memorial in South Australia, has been aided on its 16,000km odyssey by…
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- Biosecurity
15 July 2022
Australians can now nominate individuals, groups and businesses who have made an outstanding contribution to protect our $81 billion agricultural…
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- ABARES
15 July 2022
Delegates to the ABARES Toowoomba Regional Outlook conference on 27 July will hear from local farming businesses about their experiences of…
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- ABARES
13 July 2022
Trade policy and reducing agricultural support have a strong role to play in guaranteeing international food security, according to the latest…
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- Diseases
06 July 2022
Awareness of the risks of zoonotic diseases – which can pass from animals to humans – is more important than ever on World Zoonosis Day.
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- Biosecurity
04 July 2022
The first training program has commenced at the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Biosecurity Training Centre (BTC), with…
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- Food
01 July 2022
Representatives from New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu visited Australia recently to discuss the latest developments in agriculture, food safety systems…