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More from less: The permanent race for advantage

Source: Shutterstock.com Relentless innovation drives improved productivity, and more efficient use of materials, energy, water, land and labour. Maintaining profitable and competitive food and fibre enterprises will require ongoing innovation and change. But the benefits of change will not…
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Productivity and efficiency of the Australian sawmilling industry

Author: Rhys Downham Summary Productivity and efficiency analysis can be used to guide policy development by providing insight into the relative performance of firms, and the drivers of industry growth and competitiveness. In this report, ABARES has applied stochastic frontier analysis to a novel…
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Risk analysis efficiency trials

Australian agriculture has a strong trade focus and relies on the biosecurity system to safeguard industry from the impact of exotic pests and diseases. We undertake risk analyses to establish a balance…
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Virtual reality to support FMD training

Phase 1 Report Publication Details Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ISBN 978-1-76003-387-3 Prepared for the department by Novus Res Download Virtual reality to support FMD training - 67 pages (PDF 1.9 MB) Virtual reality to support FMD training - 67 pages (DOCX 8.5 MB) If you…
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Improving the relevance and efficiency of wild bird surveillance for avian influenza

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeImproving the relevance and efficiency of wild bird surveillance for avian influenza DOC 228 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web…
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Supporting forestry bushfire recovery

We are helping Australia’s forestry industries recover from the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires through these 4 measures:Construction Softwood Transport Assistance ProgramForestry Recovery Development Fund ProgramForestry Transport AssistanceSalvage Log Storage FundConstruction Softwood Transport…
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Controlling weeds autonomously? What more could you want!

Tractor fitted with an autonomy-kit. Source: Alexandre Fournier-Level, University of Melbourne. When it comes to controlling weeds in vineyards, less time weeding the vines could mean more time spent on the fun part – ­the wines! The Australian Wine…
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Reforming agricultural markets to support emissions reductions

Authors: Kevin Burns, Ly Cao, Jared Greenville Overview Agriculture produces the food used to feed the world’s population, fibre to clothe people and material for housing, but it accounts for around 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and up to around 31% of GHG emissions across the…
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Supporting Communities Manage Pest Animals and Weeds Program

We are building on past investment to find better solutions to combat pest animals and weeds, to help protect Australia’s agriculture and environment.The program is:working with States and Territories to deliver on-ground controlexpanding the role of Indigenous Rangers in on-ground control in…
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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017, including a government amendment to introduce a governance Board for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), lapsed when parliament was dissolved in early 2019.A new…
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