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2.2. Why you might undertake carbon farming

First, let’s briefly provide an overview of some of the co-benefits of carbon farming before looking into the co-benefits of particular carbon farming activities.Carbon farming helps tackle climate change by reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions and storing more carbon in soil and…
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Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

PLANT PEST Leaves infected with barley stripe rust take on a yellowappearance. Frank Peairs, Bugwood.org Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease of barley that can cause completecrop lossesWhere it’s from: Asia, Europe, Central Africa and North,…
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Grapevine leaf rust

PLANT PEST Grapevine leaf rust causes dark spotting on the top surface of leaves.Credit: Andrew M. Daly DPIFM, PaDIL Grapevine leaf rustExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Fungal disease of grape causing dark spots on the uppersurface of leaves.Where it's from: Asia, North America, South America,Timor-…
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Animal Quarantine Policy Memorandum 2000/03

file no: 95/2882, 98/2498 12 January 2000 Chief Veterinary Officers, all States and the NT CSIRO Division of Animal Health Animal Programs Section, AQIS…
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103-2021: Webinar registration for Continued Biosecurity Competency Activity: Integration of 6A khapra beetle urgent actions into the Class 19.1 NCCC approved arrangement.

25 May 2021 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & Class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements;…
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MAA 2025-17: Egg and egg products: Australia’s return to freedom from High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza

Date of issue: 11 July 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2024-09, MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, MAA 2024-47…
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Australian Agricultural Census 2015-16 visualisations

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This series of visualisations is based on the most recent agricultural census data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for 2015-16. The visualisations are designed to showcase the Agricultural…
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BAA 2008-10 Importation of Rodents into Australian Zoos - Draft Policy

​file ref: 2007/08174 26 March 2008This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) provides stakeholders with proposed quarantine measures for the importation of certain species of rodents into Australian…
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West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement

The West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) was one of five RFAs in Victoria. It was terminated on 31 December 2024 and is no longer in force. The Australian and Victorian Governments originally signed the West Victorian RFA on 31 March 2000, establishing the framework for the sustainable…
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Fire blight

PLANT PEST Trees with fire blight look burnt. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org Fire blightExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fast spreading bacterial infection of rosaceous hosts, particularly apple and pear, affecting all parts of the treeWhere it’s from: Asia, Africa, North, Central and…
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