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Climate change impacts and adaptation on Australian farms

Authors: Neal Hughes and Peter Gooday Source: Shutterstock.com Introduction In recent decades, Australia has seen a shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall, which has had significant effects on many farmers. Despite these trends there remains much uncertainty over the…
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2022-36: Horticulture – Applications for the export of Tasmanian apples and pears to protocol markets

08 June 2022PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the Tasmanian apple and pear industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms, packhouses and cold stores, and registration of treatment facilities, to export to protocol markets for the 2022-23 season.Summary…
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Drought

Australian farmers are exposed to a high level of climate variability. In recent decades Australia has been subject to a number of severe and wide-spread drought events, which have had significant impacts on farmers and regional communities.ABARES drought research includes measurement of effects of…
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2023-17: Horticulture – Applications for the export of bananas, capsicum, papaya and sweetcorn to New Zealand

01 May 2023PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications for the export of bananas, capsicum, papaya and sweetcorn to New Zealand for the 2023-24 season are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for farm and packhouse accreditation to…
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List of countries for natural casings derived from bovine, caprine, ovine or porcine animals

​​​​Publication detailsThis list is referenced in sections 6 and 17 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination). A country is included in this list when the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied that the level of biosecurity risk associated with…
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55-2019 - Addition of Indonesia to eCert for Imports

15 April 2019 Who does this notice affect? Customs brokers and importers who import plant or plant based products, and animal and animal based products from Indonesia requiring government certification.…
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List of other-risk goods (including mode of arrival and end use) for host of Khapra beetle

Publication detailsThis list is referenced in sections 57E and 57F of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 ​(Goods Determination).This list contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as outlined in the Goods…
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List of Overseas Authorities – Aquatic Animals for Import

Publication detailsThis list is referenced in sections 6,16 and 23 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination). It contains overseas authorities that the Director of Biosecurity considers competent to certify that biosecurity risks associated…
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Financial performance of sugarcane farms 2020–21 to 2021–22

In 2021, ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sugar Research Australia to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane farms. The survey was conducted in mid-2021 and collected a comprehensive set of financial,…
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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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