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Imagine opening a new appliance or piece of furniture you’ve just bought from overseas to discover a cluster of insect eggs inside the packaging. Thinking little of it, you throw the packaging away.
You could have just helped an incursion of an unwanted pest that could end up costing Australian…
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18 September 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Horticulture Export Accredited Properties that we will be commencing Commonwealth liabilities (debt) checks on all Accredited Property applications from October 2023.
Summary of changes and key points
Debt checks will be…
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Meeting the export premium market certification requirements for non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) produce has just been made cheaper, easier, and more efficient for Australian farmers.
Continuing its ongoing focus on export reform, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (…
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Date of effect: 28 August 2023
Attention
Importers of food products, customs brokers and freight forwarders intending to book and manage requests for imported food inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Purpose
The department continues to improve its Biosecurity Portal support materials to…
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Climate change is having an impact on Australian agriculture, with farmers having to contend with higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall.
Despite these challenges, many farmers are adapting and adopting new technologies and practices to offset these effects.
The latest ABARES figures show…
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The Animal Welfare Task Group (AWTG) is a committee of officials from all Australian jurisdictions. It oversees the development of national animal welfare standards and guidelines. These aim to improve national consistency, making it easier for industry, the community and trading partners to…
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Dr Richard George from the WaterSmart Dams project (left), with farmer and grower group representatives at a West Kojonup farm dam, discussing how decreasing runoff is reducing dam effectiveness.
Photo credit: Associate Professor Nik Callow, The University…
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Around $5 million will be spent over the coming year on projects using cutting-edge science to help boost Australia's biosecurity capabilities.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance Dr Chris Locke said the 24 projects would be funded to…
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8 March 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that on 15 March 2022 we are changing the process for issuing non-GMO certificates for grain consignments to Pakistan.
Summary of changes and key points
On 15 March 2022, the Certificate as to Condition (GX46)…
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28 July 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that on 1 August 2022 we are changing the process for issuing non-GMO certificates for grain and horticulture consignments to India.
Summary of changes and key points
On 1 August 2022, the Certificate as to…
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