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Climate-Smart Agriculture Program

 The Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) is the Australian Government’s key investment platform for achieving its natural resource management, sustainable agriculture and environmental protection outcomes.Through the NHT the Australian Government has established the $302.1 million Climate-Smart…
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Exporting plants and plant products: A step-by-step guide for Australian exporters

Step-by-step guidelines for exporting plants and plant products As an exporter, you are the person or company responsible for the goods being exported. We have developed this step-by-step guide, to help you comply with Australian export laws and meet importing country requirements. This guide is…
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Weekly update - 13 April 2023

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 12 April 2023, troughs were responsible for widespread showers and storms across much of southern Australia as well as localised parts of eastern Australia. Meanwhile an intense low-pressure system which…
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Cut flowers and foliage

Public consultation on the draft report for the review of devitalisation on cut flower imports has now closed.Fresh cut flowers and foliage have been imported into Australia on a commercial basis for over 60 years. With this trade comes the potential to introduce unwanted pests and diseases into…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Response to The Issues Paper for The Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Apples from The Pacific Northwest of The USA

​[expand all] Cover Letter Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 303 Devonport Tasmania 7310 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6421 7634 Telephone Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au 4 September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 To whom it may concern,…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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Improving our understanding of the risks of LSD incursions via non-regulated pathways

Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread? Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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Get involved and launch your career with the Plant Innovation Centre

Want real-world experience in biosecurity research? The Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) offers a range of opportunities for science students. We provide valuable experience in biosecurity research.Student scholarshipsWant to become a professional scientist? We’ll help you take the next step beyond…
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Historical red meat quota position

These tables show final EU, UK and US red meat quota position for 2009 - 2025.Final position for the 2024-25 quota year for EU, UK and US Red Meat quotasQuota typeTotal quota (kg)Shipped (kg)% quota shippedBalance remaining (kg)EU HQB (2024-25)3,389,0003,356,36399%32,637UK HQB (2024-25)3,761,00000%…
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Disease surveillance and reporting

If you see any unusual symptoms in farmed or wild aquatic animals, including unusual fish deaths, report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.‘Surveillance’ is a systematic series of investigations of a given population of aquatic animals to detect the occurrence of disease…
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