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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, October 2024DownloadApproved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (PDF 351 KB)Approved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (DOCX 77 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has conducted a review of the biosecurity import requirements for fresh peach (Prunus persica), plum (Prunus salicina and Prunus domestica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca) fruit from China, for human consumption.
There were three…
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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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Date of issue: 26 March 2025Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA 2025-09Related MAAs: MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA…
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A hitchhiker (or contaminating) pest is one that can ‘hitch a ride’ into the country. They come in on containers, goods or travellers’ luggage on ships and aircraft. They can also arrive on cargo such as cars, tyres or machinery.These pests can remain hidden and undetected for a long time.…
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Authors: Rhys Downham and Fred Litchfield
Labour is a key input to Australian agriculture and there is significant interest in understanding whether labour markets are meeting the needs of the Australian farm sector. This interest has recently been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which…
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Authors: Matthew Howden and Kirk Zammit
The United States is a major producer and the largest exporter of agricultural commodities. Because of the size of the US agriculture sector, changes in production, trade and policy can affect international markets. This has been demonstrated by the China-…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (published as the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment), August 2020
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Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2021-2024: Grant Opportunity Guidelines (…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, May 2009A cooperative initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Animal Health Australia and the Poultry Industry.DownloadNational Farm Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (PDF 957…
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National Biosecurity Committee
June 2014
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was established to enhance Australia’s biosecurity system and strengthen the collaborative approach between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments (jurisdictions) to address…
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