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Salt is a natural part of the Australian landscape but can become a serious problem when carried by water to where it threatens:agricultural landinfrastructure such as roads and buildingswater resourcesthe environmental assets such as wetlandsThis process is called salinisation, and careful…
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16 July 2015
Purpose
To advise the lychee industry that due dates for the second round of grower, packhouse and treatment facility applications and weeks of audit for exports to the United States of America (USA) have been amended.
All other advice contained in IAN 2015/32 remains current,…
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14 July 2015
Purpose
To advise the lychee industry that applications are now open for growers to nominate orchards/blocks for export to the United States of America (USA) and for packhouses and treatment facilities to apply for export to the USA in 2015.
To advise the mango industry that…
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25 March 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of disruptions to services as a result of measures being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Summary of changes and key points
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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Exporters must meet our minimum animal health and welfare conditions to export livestock. These are outlined in the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). ASEL applies to cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, and camelids (including alpaca).We enforce ASEL under our regulatory…
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Projects and contact detailsThe Soil Science Challenge Grants is a $20 million (GST Excl.) competitive grants program that supports universities to research critical gaps in soil science in one of the following areas: soil hydrology, soil carbon dynamics, soil nutrient uptake, and soil/root…
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3 June 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers (AOs) of an update to the Work Instruction: Completing plant export inspection and treatment records on the Plant Export Operations Manual.
Summary of changes and key points
The Work Instruction: Completing…
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Tractor fitted with an autonomy-kit.
Source: Alexandre Fournier-Level, University of Melbourne.
When it comes to controlling weeds in vineyards, less time weeding the vines could mean more time spent on the fun part – the wines! The Australian Wine…
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Biosecurity conditions apply to all commodities imported into Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Island under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and subordinate legislation.
Prior to importing goods into the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT), please refer to the relevant subordinate legislation below to…
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