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OverviewInfestation risk is reduced through imposing quality specifications on the traded commodity.Examples include not permitting export of cracked, damaged or bruised fruit that have a higher risk of infestation, only permitting movement of healthy plants, and ensuring that sea containers are…
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Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor
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The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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What is a meat export licence?A meat export licence grants the holder permission to export specific types of meat overseas for a 12 month period.Who requires a meat export licence?Exporters of edible meat, offal (including casings) and or meat products of cattle, sheep or goat are required to hold…
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Grains of wheat infected with Karnal buntL.A. Castlebury USDA-ARS SBML, PaDIL.
Karnal buntExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease that causes broken hollow (bunted) grain, powdery masses of dark spores, and a strong fishy odourWhere it's from: India originally, but now also…
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Report prepared for Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry by the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Canberra, June 2008 - J. Schirmer, E. Loxton and A. Campbell-…
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Authors: Tim Westwood, John Walsh and Mihir Gupta
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The purpose of this report is to provide a forecast for water…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)This section provides a wide range of additional foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) resources and links from various organisations including…
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When undertaking control of locusts bands and swarms, the APLC applies very low doses of insecticide that degrade rapidly in the environment. To safeguard against the risk of excessive insecticide residues in grain or stock in areas where locust control agents have been applied, strict…
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Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org.
Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 16 June 2016This form is to be used when notifying the Department about the pending arrival of transhipped ship’s stores (sea or air).…
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