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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently indicated that global agricultural production would need to increase by 70 percent by 2050 in order to meet the rising international…
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What to look for
fever, drooling and reluctance to move in cattle, pigs, sheep, buffalo, deer, camelids and goats
blisters on the mouth, snout, tongue, lips or between and above the hooves on the feet; blisters may be intact or ruptured, exposing raw, painful tissue. …
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Jonathan Wong
Key points
Slaughter volumes are strongly correlated with the spread between export meat and domestic livestock prices.
Some workforce shortages may persist, but these are unlikely to impact slaughter capacity.
Instead, processors report…
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How global markets help meet demand for structural sawnwood in AustraliaAustralia’s forest and wood products market is tightly linked to residential construction. During periods of heightened construction activity and demand for structural sawnwood, domestic production is supplemented by supply…
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Author: Linden Whittle
Overview
Carryover allows water entitlement holders to transfer some or all their unused allocations into the next irrigation season. Carryover was initially introduced as a drought management tool and has been effective in helping irrigators manage variability in seasonal…
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Authors: Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Stefan Hajkowicz and Sandra Eady
Growth juggernaut: Three billion empowered consumers
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Fractal politics: Beware the dance of giants
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More from less: The permanent race for advantage
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Cascading planetary risks: Coming, ready…
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19 August 2025 Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?…
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On 20 February 2020, 9News released an article titled “Toxic secret that could be contaminating your meat.” The article raised concern about cattle with high levels of PFAS being sold into the Australian market and that this could be a danger to consumers. The article suggested that a concerned…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 8 November 2023, troughs brought widespread showers and storms in Queensland and New South Wales, and in country’s northwest. The remainder of the country remained dry.
While welcomed, the rainfall…
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