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2024-60: Horticulture – New market access for plums to Vietnam

13 September 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of new protocol requirements for the export of plums to Vietnam.Summary of changes and key pointsMarket access has been granted for plums (Prunus salicina and Prunus domestica) to Vietnam.The protocol includes phytosanitary…
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2021-30: Congestion Busting – Industry Survey for harmonised regulatory approach between Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments

7 June 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite plant export industry to share your feedback on an online survey.SummaryThe Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is looking to identify areas of duplication and simplify requirements for those working in…
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Remote NT school wins music competition

Bulman School from the Big Rivers region in the Northern Territory have won $2,500 in the School award category of this year’s Northern Australia People Capacity and Response Network (NAPCaRN) Caring for Country Music Competition.Their entry stood out because of their creative promotion of key…
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IAN 2024-19: NEXDOC – Fish and Fish Products: Closure of transition period from EXDOC to NEXDOC

Date of issue: 21 November 2024Dates of effect: 29 November 2024Attention:Registered fish exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, automated export permit issuers and registered export manufacturing establishmentsSeafood Industry AustraliaCentral and Regional offices of the Department…
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New sea container strategy to boost biosecurity in the Pacific

A workshop in Fiji this month will seek to strengthen biosecurity in the Pacific by developing a new strategy to manage risks associated with sea container movements.The strategy aims to reduce the global spread of hitchhiker pests across the Pacific region via the sea container pathway. These…
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2024-75: Horticulture – Update to packhouse grower supplier model instructional material

20 December 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and accredited property applicants of changes to instructional material for the packhouse grower supplier model (the model).Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated and…
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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2025-P02: Commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for peaches and nectarines from Japan

19 June 2025We have commenced a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh peaches and nectarines for human consumption from Japan.We expect to release the draft report for public consultation in early 2026.We are commencing this risk analysis in response to a market access request for…
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Demand for farm workers: ABARES farm surveys 2018

Authors: Niki Dufty, Peter Martin and Shiji Zhao ABARES 2018 surveys provide an-depth profile of labour demand, recruitment difficulties and future challenges farmers face. The surveys covered broadacre, dairy and vegetable industries across all states, together with irrigated cotton and fruit…
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Illegal logging regulation: analysis of regulated importers by business size

Authors: Mihir Gupta and Beau Hug​​SummaryIn January 2015 the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources engaged the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) to undertake research to…
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Mortality Report 84 - Cattle exported by sea to Vietnam in August 2020

[expand all]SummaryOn 11 August 2020, Australian Cattle Enterprises Pty Ltd (ACE) exported 1,399 feeder/slaughter cattle and 423 feeder/slaughter buffalo to Vietnam. The journey was completed in 9 days and discharged in Vietnam between 18 and 20 August 2020. This voyage departed prior to the…
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