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16 May 2019PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocado to Japan…
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Chromolaena odorata
What to look for
A fast-growing shrub or scrambling weed that can grow several metres in height. The plant has branches and leaves in opposite pairs and produces bunches of fluffy white to pink flowers during June to September.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant…
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Joint Communiqué6 December 2022, Sydney, AustraliaDelegates from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) met face-to-face in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday 6 December 2022.ANZBC Meeting 18 was co-chaired by the…
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Limnocharis flava
What to look for
An aquatic weed that grows to about one metre in height with pale green oval leaves and yellow flowers, each with three petals and numerous bright yellow stamens.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or soil out of the Torres Strait Protected…
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24 June 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2022.
Key points
Applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export…
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Gardening is a great Australian pastime.Across the country, people turn to their gardens as a way to relax and enrich their lives.It might surprise you that as a gardener – regardless of the size of your garden – you have a responsibility to uphold and protect our biosecurity status by…
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To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is celebrating the women whose scientific expertise help protect Australia’s agriculture, environment and biosecurity systems.One of those leaders is Dr Julie Pattemore, she has…
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PLANT PEST
Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org.
Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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3 May 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open to export strawberries to Thailand for the 2021 season.Summary key pointsStrawberries produced and prepared in Tasmania and Western Australia are eligible to apply for accreditation under the…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiosecurity Fact Sheet: Group pest risk analysis for mealybugs PDF 2474 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsOn 31 January 2019, the…
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