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Analysis – Opportunities for Australian red meat under A-UKFTA

The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force on 31 May 2023.The A-UKFTA eliminates tariffs on Australian beef and sheepmeat to the UK over 10 years (Table 1) with immediate access to duty-free transitional quotas.This will provide more opportunities for Australian…
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2016-36 - Horticulture Exports Program - Authorised Officer vapour heat treatment supervision functions – Mango exports to China

​​​15 June 2016PurposeTo advise external Authorised Officers (AOs) that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is now accepting proposals from AOs to undertake vapour heat treatment (VHT)…
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Estimating the value of Australian biosecurity arrangements for equine influenza since the 2007 outbreak

Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jay Gomboso, Robyn Hean, Fiona Scott, Tony Arthur, and Nafees Rahman Executive Summary This report assesses the economic costs and benefits of decisions made by Australian governments to invest in eradication of the August 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak and in…
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Rural Research and Development for Profit

The Rural Research and Development (R&D) for Profit program boosts funding to the rural research and development corporations (RDCs) for nationally coordinated, strategic research that delivers real outcomes for Australian producers. Total funding for the program is $157 million over eight…
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Update: Mandatory electronic certification for all egg exports from 1 July 2017 (2017-06)

Date of Issue: 12 April 2017 Date of Effect: 1 July 2017 Previous advice: 2017-05 Attention: Industry - Exporters of egg and egg products, Export registered egg establishments Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and regional offices State…
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Modernising Australia’s approach to managing established pests and diseases of national significance: Discussion paper

​​On 1 June 2015 the (then) Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (now the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) published a discussion paper, "Modernising Australia’s approach to managing established pests and diseases of national…
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Inquiry into the environmental, social and economic impacts of large-capacity fishing vessels commonly known as ‘supertrawlers’ operating in Australia’s Marine jurisdiction

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2015 Download Submission from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources to the Inquiry into the environmental, social and economic impacts of large-capacity fishing vessels commonly known as ‘supertrawlers’…
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Australian Landcare Council Annual Report 2012-13

​​Contents Letter of transmittal Australian Landcare Council Membership of the Council Constitution Chair and members Deputies Observers Council Operations Secretariat Council meetings Council and working group attendance Field trips Working groups Advice to government Work…
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Salinity Mapping

​​​[expand all]The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP)NAP was a joint Australian, state and territory government commitment to fund measures tackling salinity and water quality…
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Cotton farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Author: Dale Ashton The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 91 per cent of Australia’s total cotton farms and cotton area (ABS 2016a). From 2006–07 to 2014–15 irrigated cotton contributed an average of…
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