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Gardening is a great Australian pastime.
Across the country, people turn to their gardens as a way to relax and enrich their lives.
It might surprise you that as a gardener – regardless of the size of your garden – you have a responsibility to uphold and protect our biosecurity status by…
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The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has received advice from the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) outlining that the following requirements…
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While carbon farming has many co-benefits, it's also essential to consider the trade-offs and risks. Here’s an overview of some potential trade-offs and risks, using examples of carbon farming activities.
Suitability of location: features of the location (such…
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Important—You can lodge your deer export return online.
Please read the May 2016 Levies notice for information on the Deer export levy changes commencing 1 July 2016
Why is there an export charge on deer export?
The Australian Government introduces levies and export…
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From 1 October 2017, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the apples and pears levy and charge, currently set at nil, will increase to 0.05 of a cent per kilogram for all domestic and…
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Peter Martin, Caroline Levantis, Walter Shafron, Paul Philips and James FrilayFarm investment A producer’s capacity to generate farm income is influenced by past investments in additional land to expand the scale of…
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Australia has a well-established institutional framework to support the conservation and sustainable management of forests. Forest policy in Australia is developed and implemented at the national, state and territory levels. State and territory governments have primary responsibility for forest…
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White nose syndrome (WNS) is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that grows on the muzzle and other parts of infected hibernating bats.Since WNS was first identified in New York in 2006, it has caused the deaths of more than 5 million cave-hibernating bats across North America.The…
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21 December 2012
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2012/13, DAFF Plant Exports offices will be either closed or manned with reduced staff and hours. Confirmed appointments for inspections…
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PLANT PEST
Scorched leaves are a common symptom of the bacterial disease Xylella which can infect hundreds of plant species.
John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org
Xylella and exotic vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that…
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