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Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreaks can seriously threaten Australia’s agriculture, export industries, and wildlife. A quick and informed response is crucial, and while government and industry follow well-practiced processes to respond to EADs, local veterinarians also play a vital role. Their…
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Rapid growth in emerging economies, particularly in Asia, will lift incomes, expectations, and economic capacity. An expanded and empowered middle class will demand higher volumes and quality of food and fibre, including more protein – with rising expectations for…
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Ministers’ Communique – Viticulture and Wine Sector Working GroupMinisters acknowledged the difficulties many wine grape growers and the broader Australian wine and grape sector are facing due to the oversupply of red wine grapes. This is a result of a range of factors including changing consumer…
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Publication date: 29 September 2021This dataset has been superseded. See the Land tenure of Australia 2010-11 to 2020-21 for current data for all time periods and updated change products.The Land tenure of Australia 2010–11 to 2015–16, 250 m is a data package of seamless continental rasters…
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Huanglongbing causes uneven mottling across leaves leading to the eventual death of the citrus plant.M.E. Rogers, UFL, idtools.org.
Huanglongbing and vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that causes yellowing, blotchy mottling, and unseasonal leaf flushing,…
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Watch these videosIn this video (6:20 minutes), Matt Woods and Professor Richard Eckard of the University of Melbourne discuss livestock emission reduction and avoidance.TranscriptMATT WOODS: Hello.I'm Matt Woods.And I'm here with Professor Richard Eckard. Richard has been working for over 20 years…
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African swine fever – outbreak in the Caucasus and why Australia should be aware
Recent activity
African swine fever (ASF) has usually been restricted to Africa with occasional outbreaks in southern…
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22 December 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) that the use of the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) will be mandatory from 1 February 2021.
Summary of changes and key points
From 1 February 2021, PEMS will become the only…
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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 8 August 2013 and considered the following issues:
Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB)
Members noted the outcomes of…
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