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This indicator uses the area, age class and growing stock of native and exotic species plantations to assess the volume of timber that Australia’s plantation forests can supply now and into the future.This is the Key information for Indicator 2.1b, published July 2024.Key pointsThe area of…
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What are nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are chemical compounds which can carry genetic information in living organisms and viruses. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
DNA is the genetic material found in…
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This product contains the latest Total Factor Productivity (TFP) estimates for Australian broadacre and dairy farms. These estimates are produced using ABARES farm survey data from 1977-78 to 2023-24. The data is presented by industry, state and region.Productivity is an important measure of…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., M. Lu, W. Soh, K. Lawson (2022) Modelling the effects of climate change on the profitability of Australian farms, Climatic Change
ABARES Working Paper
Published 29…
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Nationally consistent and regularly updated ground cover information is a critical indicator for environmental targets related to soil erosion and land management in Australia. Ground cover or vegetation cover reduces soil erosion, increases water infiltration, enables carbon sequestration and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 2 March 2022, low-pressure troughs have continued to bring heavy rainfall to eastern parts of the country. The rainfall has resulted in significant flooding to parts of northern New South Wales and south-…
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The Future Drought Fund has partnered with Nuffield Australia to support farmers who want to learn more about drought resilience. Through this program, selected scholars travel across Australia and overseas to study how farmers can better prepare for drought and meet experts who are leading change…
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What is an AO?An 'AO' is a plant export Authorised Officer.AOs are individuals, trained and assessed by us and are appointed as Australian Government officials (public officials) under the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act). An AO is able to perform a range of export functions on behalf of the…
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Import conditions for fresh apples from New Zealand are now on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import apples from New Zealand into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in New…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 13 December 2023, troughs generated rainfall totals of up to 150 millimetres across tropical Northern Australia and South Australia. The movement of Tropical Cyclone Jasper brought rainfall in northeast…
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