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The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) for Lepisiota incisa – comprising all governments – has endorsed a revised response plan for eradicating Lepisiota incisa from Western Australia.
The response continues to be led by Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional…
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Distribution
Nymph Description: Colour more commonly brown but can be green. From above the thorax has a similar 'X' mark to the adult. In early instars…
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Size: Females 45 to 65 mm, males 35 to 45 mm
Adult Description: Colour usually predominantly grey. In profile the head, thorax and…
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The Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program (IRBP) helps protect Australia’s more than $81 billion agriculture industries by contributing to the delivery of enhanced biosecurity capability in northern Australia, engaging Indigenous rangers through fee for service arrangements to undertake biosecurity…
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Watch this videoIn this video (7:11 minutes), New South Wales graziers Mike and Helen McCosker explain how they improved their farm. TranscriptMIKE MCCOSKER: Hi. I'm Mike McCosker. I'm actually a fourth generation farmer on this farm.HELEN MCCOSKER: And I'm Helen McCosker. I'm a first…
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24 September 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh oranges and mandarins from the United States of America.What has changed?From 1…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 20 July 2022, cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of southern Australia. Meanwhile, high-pressure systems dominated much of the country bringing clear, dry conditions.
Predominantly dry…
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5 May 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers about the mandatory use of PEMS and to update industry that work continues to integrate existing third-party plant exports software with PEMS, and the implications this has on the mandatory use of PEMS.
Summary…
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OverviewTopic 1 introduces carbon farming, carbon farming activities, and their purposes, which include:reducing emissionsstoring more carbondelivering economic and other co-benefits to farmers and land managers, the environment and communities.This topic…
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The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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