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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle and buffalo that causes relatively low mortality. It does not affect humans. The disease can result in animal welfare issues and significant production losses.
Diagnosing LSD
Clinical signs may vary widely between individuals…
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8 April 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that a key information factsheet on the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) scheme is now available on the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors (AIMS) website. Information forums will be held in preparation for…
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Livestock exporters with an approved arrangement (AA) must also have an approved export program (AEP). An AEP describes the activities that the accredited veterinarian (AAV) must perform. An AEP will also contain instructions for shipboard AAVs where relevant.The AAV ensures:animals are prepared as…
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Some foods classified as risk food to Australia, can be imported with a recognised foreign government certificate. The certificate is negotiated under a voluntary government certification arrangement.
Foreign governments can apply for a government certification arrangement..
Food…
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5 December 2011
This Industry Advice Notice is to inform exporters of the introduction of a new information management system that brings together the importing country requirements of Australia’s agricultural export trading partners on to one single platform.
This new information management…
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14 June 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that an additional amendment is being proposed to the Export Control (Plant and Plant Products) Rules 2021 (Plant Rules) and is expected to commence in August 2023, subject to the amendments being made by the Secretary.
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24 June 2021
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 2022.
Key points
Applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 October 2025, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and central Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across cropping regions. Little to no rainfall was recorded across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 November 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of eastern Australia.In the east, eastern and central Queensland recorded 5-50 millimetres of rainfall, while much of Victoria, South Australia and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 12 November 2025, rainfall was recorded across scattered areas of Australia.Across cropping regions, rainfall outcomes were mixed.For those cropping regions that recorded rainfall this week, it is likely to support…
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