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- Media release
- Grants
The first group of events funded through the $1.5 million Agritech Events Sponsorship Program has today been announced by AgriFutures Australia.
- Media release
- Future Drought Fund
Applications are now open for grants of up to $20,000 or $50,000 for events and initiatives to strengthen communities and capability for drought…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
- Media release
- Future Drought Fund
The Future Drought Fund is investing $1.6 million through the country’s leading agricultural scholarship organisation, Nuffield Australia, over the…
- Statement
- Biosecurity
Prosecution action will not be taken against actress Amber Heard over allegations related to her sentencing for the illegal import of two dogs into…
- Media release
- Grants
Applications for the fifth round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program is now open for wine and cider producers.
- Statement
- Imports
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously.
- Media release
- Agriculture
Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
- Statement
- Biosecurity
The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and…
- Statement
- Biosecurity
Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
- Media release
- Compliance
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has fined 14 furniture importers over $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise…
- Media release
- Grants
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
- Media release
- Biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is rolling out sophisticated new technology to detect and identify exotic plant viruses and…
- Media release
- Drought
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have launched a new grants program to encourage more farmers to take up drought resilience…