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Authors: Jenny Eather, Donkor Addai, Ahmed Hafi and Jay Gomboso
Summary
Source: ABARES
Starting in 2014–15, the Australian Government committed $8.96 million over six years in grants to Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) to invest in improving farmers’ access to minor use…
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The role of ABARES
ABARES provides professionally independent, world-class research, analysis and advice for government and private sector decision-makers on significant issues affecting Australia's agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.
ABARES is the research division of the Department…
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Name: Rees Attwood
Email: rees@redrichfruits.com.au
Phone: (03) 5964 4596
Conntry: Australia
Postcode: 3139
Comments:
I am writing on behald of Red Rich Fruits, apple growers in the Yarra Valley of Victoria for
more than 60 years.
We hold grave concerns about the possibility of exotic pests…
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1 July 2016PurposeTo call for applications for approval of orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities for export of summerfruit to China, Taiwan and Thailand for the 2016/2017 season.Background The…
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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 29 November for their second Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) of 2024.Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins, chaired the meeting for the first time…
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Exotic invasive species cause significant environmental damage by outcompeting our wildlife, degrading habitats and threatening Australia’s biodiversity. They can impact our agricultural productivity and our way of life.Environmental biosecurity protects Australia’s plants, animals and eco-systems…
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16 October 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of packhouses to export to protocol markets for the 2024 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Applications are now open for the accreditation of…
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Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
The team at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility in Mickleham together with industry experts have nurtured 2900…
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The Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) administers concessional loans on behalf of the Australian Government for:farm businessesdrought-affected, farm-related small businessesThe purpose of the loans is to improve the long-term resilience and profitability of eligible businesses.The RIC is a…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2018A document examining the benefits of biotechnology and its potential contribution to innovation in the Australian agricultural sector.DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiotechnology and agriculture in Australia: policy…
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