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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 3 May 2023, high pressure systems brought clear and dry conditions to much of the country. However, a frontal system moved across the far south of South Australia and Victoria delivering up to 50 millimetres of…
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Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor
Key points
The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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As a part of the Seafood Export Facilitator (SEF) service we have been talking with industry to find out what you would like additional information on. To make the export process easier to understand our SEFs have been busy recording a range of short videos to help both current and new exporters.Do…
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12 September 2017
Species: All livestock
Country: All
For information:
Livestock Exporters
LiveCorp
Australian Livestock Export Industry (ALEC)
Department Officers
Purpose
To remind livestock exporters of the department’s requirement for independent auditing of Exporter…
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There are 300,000 doses of a vaccine against the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) that have been secured in an agreement that will help Australia prepare for potential future outbreaks.
LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains…
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Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.OverviewThe Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its forty-sixth meeting in Orange, New South Wales. This location provided an opportunity for the Committee to visit the Australian Scientific Collections Unit at…
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Objectives of this research strategy
The objective of this research strategy is to guide the investments in climate change research for agriculture under Filling the Research Gap in order to:…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to wool harvested from a live sheep or lamb in Australia if the person who owns it immediately after harvest:sold the wool, orused the wool in Australia in the production of other goods.Export chargeExport charge applies to wool harvested…
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