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21 June 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of fresh horticulture produce and brokers.What has changed?Import conditions have been updated on BICON to allow the importation of fresh tomatoes from New Zealand to recommence from 21 June 2024.The changes made to the import…
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Hitchhikers enroute to Australia beware - wands are waving for free riders. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have tested detector technology to identify biosecurity risk material and hitchhiker pests…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 19 June 2024, rainfall was isolated to the southern and western parts of the country.Across cropping regions, falls of between 5 and 50 millimetres were observed in South Australia, central New South Wales, eastern…
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20 June 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand for the 2025 season.Summary of changes and key pointsOnly farms located in Queensland are eligible to apply…
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20 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM), Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) providers and Registered Training Operators (RTO’s).What has changed?From 20 June…
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20 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders involved with the import of live ornamental fish, including importers, Approved Arrangement holders and Cargo Terminal Operators.What has changed?From 21 October 2024, industry participants will be required to present each bag of live ornamental…
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19 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders attempting to reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.…
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Author: Ben SlatterIn 2023, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected for the second consecutive year through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being…
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Eleven new projects will share $4 million of funding in round 3 of the Australian Government's Traceability Grants Program.The program supports collaborative projects that enhance traceability systems to support our agricultural export supply chains.Deputy Secretary for Agricultural Trade and…
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Australian Government funding of $2 million will improve farmer access to priority uses of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals to safely and effectively manage pests and diseases.Deputy Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy Matt Lowe said the successful applications to…
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