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This criterion is concerned with two of the fundamental components of a forest ecosystem: soil and water. Forests are important for soil conservation because they contribute directly to soil production and maintenance, and prevent or reduce soil erosion. Forested catchments also provide and protect…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to much of northern and eastern Australia.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall. Totals of between 10 to 100 millimetres…
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April 2019
The Australian Government has responded to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry on National Water Reform. More information on the inquiry is available on the Productivity Commission’s website.
Overview
The Australian Government welcomes the findings of the Productivity Commission’s…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 4 October 2023, a low-pressure system brought heavy rainfall and damaging winds to much of Victoria, south-western New South Wales and parts of eastern South Australia. Cold fronts brought showers to southwest…
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Human dimensions research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies.
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Trends in the Australian Agricultural Workforce…
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The department has made several significant changes to the way that we regulate and audit eligible low-risk dairy, egg, and fish export establishments. The department believes these changes will strengthen our already robust system, reduce regulatory burden, and streamline our intervention by…
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Pine pitch canker has infected the middle tree in this image,causing oozing and saturation with resin.Miloň Dvořák, EPPO.
Pine pitch cankerExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Fungal disease of all pine species and Douglas fircausing ‘bleeding’…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 October 2023, a cold front and trough brought showers to southeastern parts of the country. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up…
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2 May 2017
Purpose
To advise the lychee industry of the application due dates and weeks of audit for growers to nominate orchards / blocks for export to the United States of America (USA) and for packhouses and treatment facilities to apply for export to the USA in the 2017-18 season.
To advise…
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Leaf yellowing and wilting, and fruit pulp and bunch stalk/rachis discoloration from banana blood disease.Blomme et al. 2017.
Blood disease and moko diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Banana-infecting bacterial wilt diseases with infected plants showing striking symptoms, the leaves…
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