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Cotton farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Author: Dale Ashton The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 91 per cent of Australia’s total cotton farms and cotton area (ABS 2016a). From 2006–07 to 2014–15 irrigated cotton contributed an average of…
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Cut flower devitalisation treatment guide

May 2018 Cut flowers and foliage imported to Australia are inspected on arrival by the department, to make sure that they meet all import requirements. The Imported cut flower treatment guide provides instructions on the devitalisation process, to help you prepare your cut flowers and foliage for…
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Submissions in Response to the Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Capsicum (Paprika) From Korea - Growcom

Growcom welcomes this opportunity to provide feedback to Biosecurity Australia on the draft Import Risk Analysis (IRA) report for fresh capsicum (Paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea. Growcom is…
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Information for landholders

​It is important that any locust activity is reported as soon as possible to your local biosecurity authority or department of primary industries or agriculture. Reports can be made by contacting APLC regional or headquarters offices.   You can also report locust activity to the APLC online…
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Monitoring and forecasting locust populations

​​​​​​The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) monitors the population status of the three pest locust species listed under its charter using a range of information sources, including surveys…
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Use and control of electronic records for statutory compliance self audit checklist

​ ​​DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Self audit checklist PDF​ 1145 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.  This Self Audit Checklist provides a method…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 20 June 2024

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 19 June 2024, rainfall was isolated to the southern and western parts of the country.Across cropping regions, falls of between 5 and 50 millimetres were observed in South Australia, central New South Wales, eastern…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee second interim and final reports: Effect of market consolidation on the red meat processing sector

​​Introduction The Australian Government welcomes the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee’s reports (interim and final) on the effect of market consolidation on the red meat processing sector (the Reports). The Australian Government thanks the Committee members for…
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Indicator 1.1c: Area of forest in protected area categories (2024)

This indicator uses the area and proportion of forest ecosystems reserved through formal and informal processes as a measure of the emphasis placed by society on the preservation of representative ecosystems as a strategy to conserve biodiversity.This is the Key information for Indicator 1.1c,…
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MAA 2025-04: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #18: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for Singapore and Hong Kong

Date of issue: 14 February 2025Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA 2025-04Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25, 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, 2024-47, 2025-03AttentionEgg…
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