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Senior Plant Pathologist Jenny Morrison has been given a remarkable accolade: a newly discovered species of fungus has been named after her.
It all started in north Queensland in 2019, when Jenny was one of 26 scientists from around Australia who…
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The latest agricultural lending statistics provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) show an increase in lending to the farm sector of 6% in 2022-23, reaching $120.5 billion.Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said that while the amount of debt had risen, the…
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24 August 2016
Purpose
To advise departmental staff and industry of the Implementation date for tamper-indicative seal and bolt seal in accordance with the legislative changes in Part 13 section 13.10 Tamper-indicative seal and section 13.11 Bolt seal.
Scope
This notice applies to all export…
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Date of Issue: 2 March 2015
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries
Industry bodies – AMIC, MLA, AGFC, Dairy Australia, ADPF
Export Establishments
Licensed exporters
Relevant State Regulatory Authorities
Department of Agriculture
Central and Regional offices
Affected…
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From 1 October 2018, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the vegetables levy and charge, currently set at nil, will increase to 0.01 per cent of the amount paid at the first point of…
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The Biosecurity Incident Management System (BIMS) has been developed to provide guidance on contemporary practices for the management of biosecurity incident response and initial recovery operations in Australia.
BIMS is an ‘all hazards’ approach, which:
represents the most contemporary…
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1 October 2015
Purpose
To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has successfully negotiated market access for external authorised officers with Australian trading partners with whom the department has established protocol market access arrangements.
Background
The…
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The AWTG is made up of representatives from each of the state and territory government departments responsible for animal welfare and from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries participates in an observer capacity.AWTG members:…
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3 April 2020 Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia—including Shipping Lines, Vessel Agents, customs brokers, Stevedores, wharf/terminal operators, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and importers.…
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25 July 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers. What has…
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