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Have your say: Rules and regulation for levies legislation

Agricultural levy payers and industry bodies have a chance to give their feedback on draft regulations and rules that are part of modernising the agricultural levies legislation. Last year, the Australian Government introduced six bills to make agricultural levies legislation simpler and more…
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Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions

Author: Linden Whittle​​Overview As part of a three year (2015-16 to 2017-18) joint project between Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and ABARES, ABARES developed quarterly sales volume forecasts for selected wood…
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Non-GMO food market red tape slashed

Meeting the export premium market certification requirements for non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) produce has just been made cheaper, easier, and more efficient for Australian farmers. Continuing its ongoing focus on export reform, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (…
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The road to reform: How developed countries can repurpose agricultural support

Australia’s successful agricultural policy reforms show policy makers in developed countries a pathway to cutting subsidies and tariffs, according to a new ABARES Insights paper.Australia transformed its agriculture sector through reforms over the past half century that prioritised innovation,…
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ABARES Outlook 2026 - a forum to exchange and test ideas

Tickets are now on sale for ABARES Outlook 2026, the Bureau’s flagship annual conference taking place on 3–4 March at Hotel Realm, Canberra and online.With the theme Reset. Rethink. Regrow: Cultivating Tomorrow’s Opportunities, the conference will explore what will shape Australian agriculture,…
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Biosecurity measures for the importation of laboratory mouse embryos

1. Scope 1.1. These biosecurity measures apply to the importation of embryos derived from Mus musculus (house mouse). 1.2. Embryos can be imported from countries approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). DAFF will consider applications to import…
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February 2023 Budget Supplementary Estimates – Opening Statement, Secretary Metcalfe Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Chair and Senators, thank you for the opportunity to make a short opening statement this morning. I would like to start by acknowledging the many challenges faced by people affected by severe flooding in various parts of Australia. Our thoughts are with the many farming families and regional…
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Public consultation on the draft Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy

Thank you for your interest in the development of the revised Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy. The revised Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (Bycatch Policy) was developed in consultation with key stakeholders and  provides a framework for managing fishing-related impacts to bycatch…
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Food Labelling

​​Codex Committee on Food Labelling (Host – Canada) The CCFL drafts provisions on labelling of foods and endorses draft provisions on labelling. It also studies labelling issues assigned to it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and it studies issues related to food advertising including claims…
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Rice

​ Overview There are around 2,000 family operated farm businesses growing rice in the Murrumbidgee valleys of NSW and the Murray valleys of NSW and Victoria. In NSW all growers are shareholders of…
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