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Article originally published 30 November, updated 12 December, 2023
Australia promoted our climate-smart agriculture practices and commitment to climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 in Dubai.
As a large food producing nation, with a variable climate,…
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Successful Innovation Grants recipients have been announced.
$29 million in grants will develop projects that can help farmers and communities thrive through future droughts.
Drought Resilience Innovation Grants support projects that help Australian farmers, and agricultural-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 July 2022, a cloud band across northern Australia brought rainfall to the northern tropics, while an East Coast Low resulted in significant rainfall and flooding to parts of eastern New South Wales.…
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System accessWhat is the web address to access your accounts in China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER)?The web address to access CIFER is cifer.singlewindow.cnWhat happens if my details in CIFER are wrong?You can correct most of your details through a modification application within the…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Terms and definitionsA list of common terms and definitions used in the Biosecurity Portal:DownloadBiosecurity Portal Terms and Definitions (PDF 210 KB)Biosecurity Portal Terms and Definitions (DOCX 53 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Quick…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeNSW and ACT biosecurity roundtable summary Report - 30 August 2018, PDF233 MBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 NSW and ACT…
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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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PEST: Spider mites, 3 Tetranychus species
IRA concludes unrestricted risk is VERY LOW
Probability of Entry
Importation:
Likelihood estimate should be HIGH not MODERATE given NZ experience of ‘numerous’ events (based on PDI (2003) records).
PDI (2003) Pest and Disease Information Database…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeTasmania Biosecurity Roundtable Report - 7 June 2018, Hobart PDF153.0 MBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 Tasmania Biosecurity…
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