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Second National Open Call for research now openAFWI is now accepting expressions of interest for projects aimed at delivering transformative, industry-focused research to support Australia’s forest and wood products industries.The expression of interest process closes on 14 April 2025. AFWI…
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Australian Food Statistics 2000 is an easy to read overview of Australia’s food industry performance. The report provides statistical data and analysis of the domestic and international performance of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 3 April 2024, widespread rainfall was recorded across much of the country, exceptions being in the west of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals up to 100 millimetres across Queensland may have…
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The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes.
ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville said the Growing the Australian vegetable industry by diversifying products and improving quality report shows that vegetable…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
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For the week ending 24 January 2024, severe thunderstorms associated with an active monsoon trough resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across northern Australia. Troughs and a low-pressure system generated showers in the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 21 August 2024, a series of low-pressure troughs and cold fronts brought rainfall totals of up to 150 millimetres to Western Australia and up to 100 millimetres in eastern and southern regions.Across cropping…
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As part of the National Carp Control Plan, the Australian Government is investigating the feasibility of the carp virus Cyprinid herpesvirus 3, for use as a biological control agent to control common carp populations in Australian waterways.The Environmental Biosecurity Office (EBO) has finalised…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 23 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the west, far north and east of Australia.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in Western Australia where 5-50…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
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For the week ending 8 November 2023, troughs brought widespread showers and storms in Queensland and New South Wales, and in country’s northwest. The remainder of the country remained dry.
While welcomed, the rainfall…
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The Australian Agricultural Forecasting System (AAFS) is the system that ABARES uses to produce forecasts for Australia’s agricultural markets. Although AAFS has been in development and use since 1945, this is the first time that it has been documented.
Documentation supports peer review and…
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