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The National Soil Monitoring Program (NSMP) is a $21.599 million initiative announced as part of Budget 2023-24.The NSMP is a key deliverable of the National Soil Action Plan. Priority 1 of the Action Plan includes the development of an ‘agreed national framework to support the measurement,…
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The role of the Australian Government in the sustainable management of soils was highlighted at the recent Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Plenary Assembly.Established in 2012, the GSP is an international, partner-based program under the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations…
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Date of issue: 26 June 2025Date of effect: 26 June 2025Expiry: Until further noticeReference number: IAN 2025-03AttentionOrganic operators and exporters, organic approved certifying bodies, industry bodies.PurposeTo notify industry of the withdrawal of NASAA Certified Organic as an organic approved…
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17 December 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
The following updates have been made to PEMS
Automatic validation of ‘Accredited Farm Block Numbers’ and ‘…
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You must be approved to produce your products domestically by your state regulatory authority before you can apply for export registration. They must approve you even if you’re only planning to produce products for export. Exemptions to this may be possible, contact your local State Food Authority.…
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9 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to national and state government health officers across Australia
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) can now provide national health officers, with access to MARS to…
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19 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All biosecurity industry participants that have Victorian based premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes).
What has changed?
With the most recent community transmission of COVID-19 in…
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7 June 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
To align with the recent legislation changes, the name ‘Containerised Goods Inspection’ has been changed to ‘Grain and…
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has created this guideline to assist those wishing to export non-prescribed goods.
This guideline sets out what constitutes a non-prescribed good and how to determine if a particular product is a prescribed or non-…
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2017–18 to 2019–20
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Financial performance
Farm cash income
Farm cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms is projected to have declined by 12% in 2019–20 to average $211,000 per farm (Table 1, Figure 1). Despite high prices for lambs and sheep,…
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