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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 19 July 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Fronts passing over southern Australia brought some rainfall to parts of south-western Western Australia and western Tasmania. Meanwhile…
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PLANT PEST
Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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Fruit infected with plum pox virus is often marked with spots or rings.EPPO, Bugwood.org.
Plum pox virus (sharka)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Plum pox virus is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit in the world, deforming fruitWhere it’s from: Europe, Africa, Asia, North…
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25 November 2016
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the
Final report for the non‑regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico.…
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Growing up in outback Queensland, Emily Harrington prepares for drought the same way she approaches her work at the Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub).
She thinks ahead while meeting the needs of today.
Emily comes from a farming family that…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 20 January troughs, low pressure systems and a cold front generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern, western and eastern Australia. Rainfall this week across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the 7 days to 17 February 2021, troughs, low-pressure systems, fronts and onshore flow generated showers and thunderstorm activity across much of Australia away from the southern coastline. In those…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 December 2021, a surface trough resulted in storms and significant rainfall across parts of northern Australia. Low-pressure systems along the east coast also brought substantial rainfall, especially in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 14 July 2021, low pressure troughs and cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of western and eastern Australia.
The rainfall across some south-eastern Australian cropping regions has…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 15 September 2021, a trough of low-pressure systems across northern parts of Australia resulted in very little rainfall. High pressure systems to the south-east brought clear, dry conditions…
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