Search Results
Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray and Stephanie Black.
Aerial scene of vineyard in Coonawarra region Australia featuring rows of grapes and vines.
Introduction
Australia’s agricultural trade has by and large continued unhindered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some sectors, such…
- Last modified
This section presents socio-economic indicators for the forestry sector drawn from the ABS 2011 and 2016 Census of Population and Housing. These build on the indicators presented in the AFWPS September and December quarters 2012 (ABARES 2012) PDF [2.01 MB, 11 pages], which reported data from the…
- Last modified
[expand all]
Cover Letter
Department of Primary Industries & Water
PO Box 303
Devonport
Tasmania 7310
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 6421 7634 Telephone
Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au
4 September 2008
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
To whom it may concern,…
- Last modified
Consignments imported under the enhanced import conditions
The department continues to monitor and enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns.
All imports of raw prawns must be verified that they have tested free from white spot syndrome…
- Last modified
On 14 February 2018, the cross-jurisdictional National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) established the Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC). The EIC replaced the Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC), whose responsibilities have now been taken on by the new EIC. This decision addresses, in…
- Last modified
01 November 2024Meeting CommuniquéCommonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 1 November 2024. It was the first meeting chaired by Minister Julie Collins, appointed to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in July 2024, and it was the…
- Last modified
Friday, 29 July 2022
COMMUNIQUÉ
Commonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Wednesday 20 July 2022 for a 'new look' Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM). It was the first AMM for 2022 and the first chaired by the Australian Government Minister for Agriculture,…
- Last modified
ConsultationThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has engaged with the organics sector on how to improve Australia’s domestic organic regulatory framework. This included consideration of potential regulatory and non-regulatory options for reform, with a view to better…
- Last modified
Climate change is already impacting agricultural, fisheries and forestry productivity, water availability, soil health and the spread of pests, weeds and disease.The first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) provides a comprehensive overview of nationally significant climate risks and impacts.…
- Last modified
The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a tool to view and combine mapped information. MCAS-S can inform spatial decision making and help with stakeholder engagement. MCAS-S is free, powerful, and easy to use.
MCAS-S projects are:
transparent - you…
- Last modified