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Efforts to stop exotic fruit flies from entering Australia mainland through the Torres Strait will continue after a revised five-year response was endorsed on 28 June 2021 by the National Management Group (NMG).
The Response Plan 2021-2026 outlines activities aimed at eradicating annual incursion…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 27 September 2023, cold fronts brought showers to south-eastern parts of the country, mostly to western Tasmania. An easterly onshore airflow brought showers to parts of the Queensland northeast coast. A…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 September 2023, frontal systems brought showers to southern parts of the country and onshore winds resulted in some in showers in northeast coastal Queensland. A high-pressure system kept the remainder…
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The objective of the strategy is to have arrangements in place that allow the honey bee industry, crop industries responsive to honey bee pollination and governments to prepare for, and respond quickly and efficiently to, the establishment of varroa in Australia…
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Weeds are one of the most serious threats to Australia's environment and primary production resource base. Nationally pest plants continue to invade the land with exotic species accounting for…
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May 2024IntroductionOn Thursday, 1 April 2021, the then Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Jonathon Duniam, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee) to inquire into the Australian aquaculture sector.In February 2022…
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May 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Growing Australia (PDF 212 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.IntroductionOn 22 August 2019, the House of…
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Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor
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The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 6 November 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to northern and eastern parts of the country.Across cropping regions, little to no rainfall was recorded across most areas this week. Rainfall…
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The over-arching objective of APLC's environmental management program is to manage and minimise impacts on the environment resulting from locust monitoring and control operations, including the risks…
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