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The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals.The report, Crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms 2023-24, shows the average percentage of crop loss or…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports.
As our first group PRA, we considered the biosecurity risk posed by plant-feeding thrips insects (…
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The National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group (expert group) was established by the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) in March 2015 as a recommendation from the Intergovernmental…
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Canine ehrlichiosis (pronounced ‘err-lick-ee-oh-sis’) is a disease that affects dogs and is caused by a tick-borne bacteria called Ehrlichia canis. The brown dog tick which is present across central and northern Australia, is the main carrier of this disease. Dogs can get the disease if they are…
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The department accepts certain permanent preservative treatments as biosecurity treatments for use on certain timber products and timber packaging. To find out whether a product requires a treatment for biosecurity purposes, please check the department's Biosecurity Import…
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AttentionIndustry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers importing consignments of imported food subject to analytical testing under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.PurposeTo advise that on 3 February 2025 the Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will…
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20 January 2025AttentionIndustry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers importing consignments of imported food subject to analytical testing under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.PurposeFrom 3 February 2025 the Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department)…
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Dr Michele Allan AO, the independent reviewer of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) issued a discussion paper for public consultation seeking feedback from Australian biosecurity stakeholders on potential improvements to the IGABThe public consultation was hosted on the…
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Animal Health Committee (AHC), September 2023
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Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical…
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This is part of a process to draft and review ANZSDPs by scientific experts, managed through a set of standardised procedures.1. BackgroundThe primary objective of the Australian and New Zealand standard…
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