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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is establishing a Marine Pest Network to enable interested members of the public, scientists, industry and government to work together to improve…
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30 January 2018Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers involved in the import of consignments of mined and chemical fertiliser into Australia.What has changed?The Department of…
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The relationships between land management practices and soil condition and the quality of ecosystem services delivered from agricultural land in Australia.
Published September 2012
This report is…
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Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) were first detected in Australia in South East Queensland in 2001. Governments have worked collectively to eradicate them ever since.The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) aims to eradicate this serious pest from Australia by 2032. The Fire Ant…
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Once you understand your carbon farming motivations, you can consider planning and seeking advice about taking the next steps.Draw on existing plansExisting plans can help you start your carbon farming planning process. For example:a farmer might have a farm plan that identifies their farm or…
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14 July 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be importing goods into Australia and those exporting goods from Australia and have an enquiry or book inspection appointments.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 September 2023, frontal systems brought showers to southern parts of the country and onshore winds resulted in some in showers in northeast coastal Queensland. A high-pressure system kept the remainder…
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When undertaking control of locusts bands and swarms, the APLC applies very low doses of insecticide that degrade rapidly in the environment. To safeguard against the risk of excessive insecticide residues in grain or stock in areas where locust control agents have been applied, strict…
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The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) collaborated with the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) to develop advanced forecasting tools based on machine learning in response to the challenges posed by the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera - hereafter…
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The National Management Group (NMG) confirmed at its meeting on 1 September 2023 that eradication of Varroa destructor will continue consistent with the agreed Response Plan.
NMG has endorsed a risk-based strategy for managing hives in the Euston, Balranald, Euroley and Nericon zones, which NSW…
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