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Project UpdatesThe Skills Development Programme Twenty-six participants of the Partnership’s Skills Development Programme on Animal Husbandry and Cattle Production arrived in Armidale…
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18 December 2007
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2007/08, AQIS offices will be either closed or manned with reduced staff and hours. Confirmed bookings for inspections over the Christmas…
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Locusts as Pests
The three main pest species of locusts in Australia are the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
Locusts can cause widespread and severe damage to…
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A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns.On 15 February 2023, a Department of Agriculture,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 17 January 2024, an active monsoon trough combined with a tropical low brought heavy rainfall in tropical parts of the country. Severe thunderstorms brought rainfall to southeast Australia.
These falls…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 13 January troughs and a cold front generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern and eastern Australia. Rainfall this week across summer cropping regions is likely to benefit the…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, August 2025DownloadApproved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (PDF 340 KB)Approved Laboratories for Testing Meat and Meat Products (DOCX 76 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility…
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Download full report and dataThis report contains ABARES forecasts for the value, volume and price of Australia’s agricultural production and exports to 2025–26.Download the full reportAgricultural Commodities Report – June Quarter 2025 (PDF - 2.8 MB)Agricultural Commodities Report – June Quarter…
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Date of issue: 27 April 2021
Date of effect: 31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021- 12
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
Export dairy…
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Date of issue: 27 April 2021
Date of effect: 31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021- 12
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
Export dairy…
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