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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry offers the Safeguarding Arrangement Scheme as an alternative clearance pathway for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) targeted goods shipped from target risk countries, in hard six -sided containers during the BMSB risk season, 1 September to 30…
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A hitchhiker (or contaminating) pest is one that can ‘hitch a ride’ into the country. They come in on containers, goods or travellers’ luggage on ships and aircraft. They can also arrive on cargo such as cars, tyres or machinery.These pests can remain hidden and undetected for a long time.…
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Author: Rhys Downham
In 2022, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being harvested, disposed of, or were…
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4 April 2018Who does this notice affect?The maritime industry including Shipping Agents, Vessel Masters, Port Operators and related parties.What is changing?Maritime National Coordination Centre (MNCC)…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareAWTG 24-06 noted an update from the secretariat that AWTG feedback will be incorporated into the standards development framework and process map. AWTG agreed that the documents will be progressed to AGSOC for…
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11 December 2023
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Draft review of Canada as an applicant country for the import of fresh beef and beef products…
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31 October 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses, that applications are now open for the accreditation of…
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The Australian Government, in consultation with Indigenous communities and forest industry stakeholders, developed the National Indigenous Forestry Strategy PDF [298 KB, 32 pages]. The strategy was launched in July 2005.A key aim of the strategy is to encourage Indigenous…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareAWTG 25-01 noted a discussion by members on next steps in the staged approach to improvements to the national standards development process. A meeting of the subgroup will be scheduled to facilitate further in-depth…
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Land use mapping in Australia is conducted broadly at two scales: national scale and catchment scale (see figures below). Both land use mapping methods use the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification system.National scale (1:2,500,000) uses a modelling approach to integrate…
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