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Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Wednesday, 7 December 2022 Meeting Communiqué Commonwealth, state, and territory agriculture Ministers met virtually on Wednesday 7 December 2022 for the third and final Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year. AMM was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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2017-41 - Business Systems Program – Annual Establishment Registration Process for the 2017-18 Financial Year

30 October 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise plant export registered establishment occupiers of the annual establishment registration process for the 2017-18…
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2016-12 - Authorised Officer Program – Release of job function for pome fruit protocol markets

1 March 2016 Purpose To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:5C Export inspection horticulture protocol - Pome fruit for the inspection of citrus to protocol markets. Key points HEP4001:5C will enable external authorised officers to be appointed…
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2018-55 - Business Systems Program – Plant Export Management System (PEMS) available to industry

​12 November 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders that the Plant Export Management System (PEMS) is now available for use by industry.Summary of changes and key…
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Support for wine industry impacted by red grape oversupply

Certain Australian wine regions are experiencing an oversupply of red wine grapes.If you are an affected grape grower, there is a range of support you may be eligible to access.Australian Government support programs Farm Household Allowance programHelp with…
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Improving market transparency in perishable agricultural goods industries

In late 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an inquiry into bargaining power imbalances in supply chains for perishable agricultural goods (PAG) in Australia. The subsequent Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry Report recommended that the government and…
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Environment and Invasives Committee Meeting 4

31 July 2019The Environment and Invasives Committee held its fourth face-to-face meeting on 31 July 2019 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The Committee agreed to work with the Department of the…
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Enhancing food control systems in the South West Pacific

(Seated, left to right) Scott Mersch, Director, Codex Australia, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Dr Andrew Tukana, Permanent Secretary, Fiji Department of Agriculture and Waterways (and Codex Regional Coordinator); and Mary…
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Supporting our near northern neighbours to achieve rabies “Zero by 30”

Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires collaborative efforts. Australia has been strengthening pre-border biosecurity efforts to control dog-mediated rabies through assistance to our near northern…
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Solomon Islands and Australia collaborate on plant health biosecurity

Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Honiara Herbarium staff together with departmental staff have recently returned from a plant health survey in the Solomon Islands. These joint plant health surveys are a key part of a collaborative partnership that has been running for over a decade which has…
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