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2020-12 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export kiwifruit to Thailand in 2020

16 March 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for exports of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsFarms located in Victoria and Queensland are eligible to apply under the protocol agreement.Farm and…
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Editorial and approval process for ANZSDPs

​​This is part of a process to draft and review ANZSDPs by scientific experts, managed through a set of standardised procedures.1. BackgroundThe primary objective of the Australian and New Zealand standard…
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Submissions

​​Submissions received in response to the 'Issues paper for the import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of C​hina'.Stakeholder Apple and Pear Australia Ltd…
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Weekly update - 20 January 2022

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 19 January 2022, troughs extending across eastern Australia resulted in scatted rainfall across southern Queensland, and eastern New South Wales and Victoria. Tropical cyclone activity and…
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Meat Notice 2018-06 - Goat Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing (GTART) and Horse Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing Program (HTART) – Antibacterial Confirmatory Testing for Suspect Goats and Horses

​​​NSFS reference: 13Issue date: 27/11/2018​​Date of effect: ImmediateReview date: November 2020Contact officers:Dugald MacLachlan Director Residues and Microbiology Policy 02 6272 3183Mac Tawadros…
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Importing fertiliser

We are responsible for reducing the risk of the introduction of exotic pests or diseases that may affect our agricultural and horticultural industries, and our unique environment. This page provides information about importing fertiliser, to ensure that the risk of introducing an exotic pest or…
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Partnerships in Biosecurity

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Department of Health Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the Secretaries of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Department of Health, establishing the framework for how the two…
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Questions and answers

​[expand all] Why was this review conducted?The review is required as part of Australia’s WTO obligations. Because a provisional quarantine pest status for Radopholus similis was recommended in the…
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Commonwealth Environment and Heritage Obligations and Assessments

​​Preface This attachment details Commonwealth environmental and heritage obligations in relation to forests. The procedures and requirements outlined should be read in conjunction with the model…
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Market access improvements: A case study of stone fruit exports to China

Authors: Angus Robertson and Jenny Eather Source: DAFF photo library Removal of an impediment to trade provided a pathway for the cherry and summerfruit (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums) industries to successfully compete in a large and growing market in China. Introduction The value…
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