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Cam and Bianca Schultz are no strangers to the highs and lows of farming. Their property, Claverton Farm in Culcairn NSW, spanning approximately 3,000 acres and supporting around 7,000 head of sheep, has faced its share of climate challenges, from prolonged droughts to extreme wet seasons.Like many…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 14 August 2024 a series of low-pressure troughs and a low-pressure system and cold front brought rainfall totals of up to 200 millimetres to eastern Australia and up to 50 millimetres in south-west Western Australia…
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If you see any unusual symptoms in farmed or wild aquatic animals, including unusual fish deaths, report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.‘Surveillance’ is a systematic series of investigations of a given population of aquatic animals to detect the occurrence of disease…
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National Farm Safety WeekNational Farm Safety Week is an annual national campaign focused on promoting safety behaviour and practices and reducing injuries and deaths on Australian farms.With one of the highest fatality rates of any industry in Australia, the agriculture, fisheries and forestry…
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In 2005, through the then Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC), the Australian, state and Northern Territory governments, rural R&D corporations, CSIRO, and universities jointly developed the National Primary Industries Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Framework to…
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Dr Bernie Hennecke is the new Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer. Credit: DAFF
You will have noticed a change in faces in the masthead portrait of this edition of the Three Chiefs Newsletter. Dr Bertie Hennecke was recently announced as…
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22 January 2020Who does this notice affect?All industry stakeholders who request the department’s inspection appointments.What has changed?Following activities to better align the bookings and inspection functions across the Client Contact and Inspection Groups, the current service standard for…
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29 October 2010
Draft review of policy for the importation of hops (Humulus species) propagative material into Australia
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) invites stakeholders to provide…
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Import conditions for fresh chilli (Capsicum annum) fruit from Fiji have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Fiji and an importer in Australia. The…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including sheepmeat.Australian exporters can export sheepmeat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.YearQuantity (MT)114,726.027230,556336,…
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