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Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Friday 9 September 2022 COMMUNIQUÉ Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 9 September 2022 for the second Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) since the election of the Albanese Government. This meeting had a strong biosecurity focus and…
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Potential economic consequences of African swine fever in Australia

Authors: Rachel Slatyer, Ahmed Hafi, Kirsty Richards, Mark Cozens, Donkor Addai, LY Cao, Chris Mornement, Miles Keighley, Tony Arthur Overview Since 2007, African swine fever (ASF) has spread through Europe, Asia and some of Australia’s nearest Pacific…
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Potential economic impacts of the wheat stem rust strain Ug99 in Australia

​ Authors:  Donkor Addai, Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Philip Tennant, Tony Arthur and Jay Gomboso Overview Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease caused by the Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici (Pgt) fungus that can affect wheat, barley, oat, rye and triticale when seasonal conditions are…
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Residue and residue testing

​​ResiduesIn agriculture, the term ‘residue’ is generally used to describe the small amounts of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or their breakdown products, that remain in or on an agricultural product.In the broader context of food safety, a substance can be defined as a ‘contaminant’ if it…
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188-2018 - UPDATE: Fix delayed to tonight Department of Agriculture Import Processing Delays Import System Apps Including AIMS (including AEP) and COLS: From 10:00am

​​​14 December 2018Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of cargo who are awaiting clearance or document assessment from the Department of Agriculture on 14 December 2018. Information The…
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Grape phylloxera

PLANT PEST Grape phylloxera is tiny—less than 2mm in length—and feeds on roots of grapevines.Biolog. Bundesans., Inst. f. Pflanzenschutz im Weinbau , Bugwood.org Grape phylloxeraSome strains are present in parts of Australia and are under management in…
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Organic/bio-dynamic certified operators

The department has recently been notified by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program that a treatment product used to treat red imported fire ants on operations certified for export under the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce contains two non-viable ingredients derived from…
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Weeds Management

​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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Indicator 6.2b: Investment in research, development, extension and use of new and improved technologies (2024)

This indicator monitors the investment in, and adoption of, new or improved technologies in forest management and in forest-based industries. It also quantifies the level of research and development. Significant investment in research, development and new technologies result in continual…
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