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Commonwealth, state and territory fishery ministers met virtually today, for the first time since 2019.Ministers acknowledged the importance of the fishing and seafood sector to both the economy and the Australian community.Minister Watt announced the release of the Australian Government…
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Note from the MPSC Chair
The Marine Pest Sectoral Committee (MPSC) held its 3rd meeting in the historic setting of the NSW Fisheries Research Station at Cronulla. The research station has been…
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Once again, it has been a busy year on the frontline for Australia’s biosecurity system, with over 238,000 biosecurity risk items intercepted at airports and an additional 32,800 biosecurity risk items stopped in mail centres.
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and…
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3 June 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers (AOs) of an update to the Work Instruction: Completing plant export inspection and treatment records on the Plant Export Operations Manual.
Summary of changes and key points
The Work Instruction: Completing…
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Infectious diseases, like bird flu and Newcastle disease, can spread directly to poultry from wild birds or from clothing, footwear, equipment or vehicles that have been contaminated by infectious birds.Learn how to protect your poultry and pet birds on your property:Video transcriptAvian influenza…
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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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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 17 July 2024, a trough triggered rainfall in New South Wales, while low pressure systems resulted in rainfall in Tasmania, Victoria, and southern parts of South Australia, and Western Australia.Across cropping…
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Date of issue: 24 November 2017
Date of effect: 1 December 2017
Attention:
Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered licensed exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and regional offices
Purpose
To…
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Government and industry share responsibility for managing the biosecurity risk associated with importing bulk grain. Risks are managed at each step of the import journey, from the offshore farm to the processing facility in Australia.Find out how:we assess the risks before issuing a permitthe risks…
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Agricultural production, including livestock and crops, contributed 17.9% of Australia's total GHG emissions in 2021-22 in Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts. This does not include emissions associated with electricity, energy and fuel use in agriculture.Emissions and sequestration associated…
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