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National Action Plan for Pests of Horticultural Crops

 Horticulture is Australia’s third-largest agricultural industry. It includes fruit, vegetables, nuts, flowers, turf and nursery products.Pests that damage horticultural crops include species of:bacteriavirusesfungiinsectsnematodes.The National Action Plan for Pests of Horticultural Crops is…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Annual Summary

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Annual Summary  (PDF 465 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsAustralian primary producers continue to demonstrate a high degree of compliance with Australian standards for…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Pome fruit

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Pome fruit - English (PDF 566 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Pome fruit - Chinese (PDF 534 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionKey pointsIn 2023–24, the overall compliance with Australian…
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Travelling to Australia

Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:before you…
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Forest agencies and organisations

Government National Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); CSIRO Forests in the landscape research area Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Climate…
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ABARES National Wood Processing Survey 2021-22

Executive SummaryABARES estimates that a total of 252 mills operated in 2021-22, comprising 146 hardwood sawmills, 48 softwood sawmills, 13 cypress sawmills, 20 post and pole mills and 25 wood-based panel mills. This represents 49 less operational mills since 2016-17, and a continuation of the…
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Bridging knowledge and culture: First Nations engagement in drought resilience

Dr Raelene Ward is a proud Kunja woman and the Knowledge Broker, First Nations Engagement at the Southern Queensland Northern New South Wales Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SQNNSW Drought Hub). In her role, she is leading a transformative approach to drought resilience, one…
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112-2024: Adjustment of heightened border measures introduced in 2022 in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia

3 June 2024Who does this notice affect?All first point of entry airport corporations, airlines, port operators, vessel agents and crew associated with international aircraft and vessels arriving from Indonesia.What has changed?A revised risk assessment has determined that the foot and mouth disease…
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164-2022: Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) name change

31 August 2022 Who does this notice affect? All vessel owners, operators, master’s, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. All airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (…
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Sharing cultural knowledge to protect marine environments

More than 50 Indigenous rangers from 20 different Indigenous Ranger groups joined forces in an event supported by Parks Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to help manage marine debris and ghost nets in remote northern Australia.The Indigenous rangers visited Gulkula…
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