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OverviewThe Menu of Measures is a resource developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, to support the assessment and management of phytosanitary risks – that is, risks to the health of plants. It helps users identify a range of potential risk-reducing phytosanitary measures and…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Tony Arthur, Donkor Addai, Philip Tennant and Jay Gomboso
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Figure 1 Xylella fastidiosa has caused severe damage in Europe and North and South America. Source: EPPO
Figure 2 Xylella blocks xylem cells, disrupts water flow and slowly kills…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues certification for the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) high quality beef (HQB) and the EU Grain-fed Beef tariff rate quotas (TRQ).Australian exporters can export specific quantities of eligible product to the EU and UK at…
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2 August 2023
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects industry (importers of culture media from the USA) and biosecurity officers.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has recently concluded negotiations with the United States…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north, west, and east of Australia:Some rainfall was recorded across northern cropping regions, but falls were highly variable across Queensland and…
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To:
Chief Executive
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
From:
Tree Pathology Centre
The University of Queensland & Department of Primary
Industries…
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United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Submission
June 30,2011
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road Riverdale. MD
20737
Dr. Vanessa Findlay
General Manager Horticulture Plant…
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Exponential advances in digital technology, automation, genetics, and synthetics will disrupt and change how food and fibre products are made, marketed, and delivered. Production systems, supply chains, and customer engagement will become more agile and interconnected…
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The Australian vegetable–growing sector is an important source of food. It supplies most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia and provides inputs for the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia or exported.
Vegetables are an important part of healthy eating and provide a…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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