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Canola crops in full spring flower, near Cootamundra NSW Australia - Australia produces much more food than it consumes, exporting about 70% of agricultural production.
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken Australia and the world by surprise. Coming after severe drought conditions in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 12 March 2025, Tropical Cyclone (TC) Alfred and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to eastern and northern AustraliaRainfall totals were low in southern cropping regions, with between 0-5 millimetres in Western…
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We are one step closer to developing international guidance for the conduct of remote audit and verification activities.
The move comes after plans to develop principles and guidelines on the use of remote audit and verification in regulatory frameworks were unanimously supported at the 45th Codex…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 3
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Harry Smithard
Harry was one of the first detector dog handlers along with Rachel from our previous episode. In this podcast Harry outlines the initial challenges of the detector dog program…
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Are you a registered veterinarian? If so, you can apply to be an Accredited Veterinarian (AAV).We use AAVs to ensure the health and welfare of livestock before and during export. If you are interested in doing this work, you must:be registered with the veterinary surgeon's board in the state or…
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The honey bee industry is critical to Australia’s agriculture. Bees produce honey and wax as well as pollinate crops. The industry is worth more than $14 billion annually.
Around 70% of honey is produced from our native flora. Skilled commercial beekeepers produce 37,000 tonnes of honey annually.…
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A review of how the Australian Government supports farmers and small primary production related businesses through concessional loans has been tabled in Parliament.Deputy Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy, Matt Lowe, said the review into the operation of the Regional…
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From: Fankhauser Apples [mailto:brad@fankhauserapples.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 30 June 2011 9:18 AM
To: BA - Plant Biosecurity Contact
Subject: Apples
30/06/2011.
Darlene Fankhauser
545 Old Drouin Road,
Drouin Vic 3818.
brad darlene6@bigpond.com
0356254510.
To Whom…
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When levies applyLevy applies to grains harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the grains to a business purchaserprocessed the grains themselves, orhad the grains processed by another person.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to grain if the grain is…
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We are working to provide updated information relating to the reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024, which come into effect on 3 March 2025. Please check back regularly as we will be providing answers to common questions relating to these changes.…
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