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(Seated, left to right) Scott Mersch, Director, Codex Australia, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Dr Andrew Tukana, Permanent Secretary, Fiji Department of Agriculture and Waterways (and Codex Regional Coordinator); and Mary…
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25 September 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of upcoming updates to paper phytosanitary certificates and Request for Permits (RFPs) for horticulture and grain commodities.Summary of changes and key pointsOn Wednesday, 9 October 2024 there will be updates made to…
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20 December 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2024 25 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.Summary of changes and key pointsThe department’s Canberra…
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ABARES farmpredict is a microsimulation model of Australian farm businesses based on data from ABARES farm survey program. The farmpredict model can simulate physical and financial outcomes for Australian farm businesses given prevailing climate conditions and commodity prices. This model…
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National Management Group Communiqué:High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in Victoria – 2025On 8 February 2025, Agriculture Victoria confirmed a new outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in northern Victoria. Laboratory testing has confirmed that the HPAI H7N8 virus…
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Australia’s world-class forestry industry on display at 30th UN FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The…
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1 May 2025Who does this notice affect?Import-related biosecurity treatment stakeholders, including all importers, brokerages, onshore approved arrangement holders, overseas government and industry treatment providers, relevant domestic state and territory government agencies, and other shipping,…
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8 May 2023Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers, brokers, and biosecurity industry participants of:Feathers (loose feathers or manufactured articles made with feathers) that has been treated prior to export by one of the department's approved treatments.Cnidarians,…
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This World Zoonoses Day highlights the importance of coordinated action across animal and human health sectors to protect Australia from the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases.Zoonotic diseases are diseases that can be spread between animals and people.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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The National Forest Inventory was established in 1988 by an Australian Government Cabinet decision. The National Forest Inventory is an entity that enables the calculation of nationally consistent and comprehensive attributes describing Australia’s forests. In 1992, the role of the National…
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