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The Rural Research and Development (R&D) for Profit program boosts funding to the rural research and development corporations (RDCs) for nationally coordinated, strategic research that delivers real outcomes for Australian producers.
Total funding for the program is $157 million over eight…
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This indicator assesses the risks to loss of forest genetic variation and describes the formal measures designed to mitigate this risk. A loss of genetic diversity in species can result in a decreased ability to adapt to future environmental change, and thus a higher risk of extinction.This is Key…
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10 December 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers about arrangements for plant exports systems and services during the Christmas and New Year period.
Summary of changes and key points
Our Canberra offices will be closed for the Christmas…
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The Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP) supports Australian farmers and land managers, including First Nations land managers, to explore options for managing emissions and storing carbon.Emissions management and storing carbon can offer financial opportunities for the sector and improve…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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General requirementsImporters must have an import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to bring veterinary vaccines into Australia. Import permit applications must be submitted to the department via the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), with all…
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7 December 2018Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, treatment providers, importers, customs brokers, and biosecurity industry…
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We have completed the first phase of our review of Australia’s import conditions for tomato and capsicum seed disease testing.This initial phase focused on evaluating seed testing protocols for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV), as well as the…
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Authors: Benjamin Buetre, Santhi Wicks, Heleen Kruger, Niki Millist, Alasebu Yainshet, Graeme Garner, Alixaandrea Duncan, Ali Abdalla, Charlene Trestrail, Marco Hatt, Lyndal-Joy Thompson and Michael Symes
A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia would trigger export bans and have severe…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 May 2025 low pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and southern Australia, with rainfall totals of between 5-100 millimetres recorded across much of northern and eastern New South…
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