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23 June 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2023.
Summary of changes and key points
Only farms located in Queensland are eligible to apply for…
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The department requires all solid timber packaging and dunnage to meet the bark requirements as defined in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM15) – Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade.
This standard requires solid timber packaging and…
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3 August 2017Who does this notice affect?Importers, customs agents and brokers involved in the import of consignments of mined and chemical fertiliser into Australia.What has changed?Importers are being…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 23 August 2023, frontal systems and a trough brought showers to southern parts of Australia. Up to 50 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in parts of Western Australia, eastern New South Wales and in…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of aircraft, goods and passengers from Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
This includes the monitoring of aircraft arriving on mainland Australia from designated biosecurity zones in Torres Strait, to…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 7 August 2024, low-pressure troughs and cold fronts brought rainfall across southern half of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 5 and 25 millimetres were recorded in Queensland, and up…
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All facilities that produce, prepare or store eggs and egg products for export must be registered with us. This includes:Australian egg ingredient suppliersfreight forwarderslaying facilities that pack product for exportmanufacturersprocessorsproducersstorage facilitiesany establishment where the…
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There are many widely documented and researched ways to improve farm productivity. The main ‘drivers’ of farm productivity are summarised below:
Innovation and technology adoption
Innovation and the adoption of technology is closely linked to improvements in farm productivity and has generated…
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ABARES regularly reviews the economic performance of selected Commonwealth fisheries by surveying fishers and publishing a range of economic indicators. These indicators are used to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of management performance against the economic objective of the Fisheries…
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Invasive species, such as vertebrate pests, weeds, marine pests and diseases, are a key threat to Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries and the environment.ABARES invasive species research and analysis contributes to Australia’s preparedness for the incursion of exotic species…
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