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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 19 July 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Fronts passing over southern Australia brought some rainfall to parts of south-western Western Australia and western Tasmania. Meanwhile…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 19 May 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. However, low pressure troughs and cold fronts generated moderate rainfall…
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PLANT PEST
Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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PLANT PEST
Fruit infected with plum pox virus is often marked with spots or rings.EPPO, Bugwood.org.
Plum pox virus (sharka)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Plum pox virus is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit in the world, deforming fruitWhere it’s from: Europe, Africa, Asia, North…
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25 November 2016
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the
Final report for the non‑regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico.…
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Growing up in outback Queensland, Emily Harrington prepares for drought the same way she approaches her work at the Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub).
She thinks ahead while meeting the needs of today.
Emily comes from a farming family that…
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Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel SecretariatImportation of cavendish bananas from the Philippines IRA - Appeal FindingsIntroductionThe Import Risk Analysis Appeal Panel (IRAAP) was convened in accordance with the Import Risk Analysis Handbook 2003 (the Handbook) published by the Australian…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, April 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We…
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13 April 2011Why is this non-regulated risk analysis being undertaken?
Australia is responding to a formal market access request for table grapes from Korea submitted in 2007.
Why is the risk…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryThe datasets below outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2023-24 financial year, under the National Residue Survey.Tables in each document give details of the:chemicals that were screenedanalytical findings from the tests.Egg…
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