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Advancing Pest Animal and Weed Control Solutions Competitive Grant Round

Established pest animals and weeds are a significant threat to Australia’s economy, environment and industries. To manage established pest animals and weeds, the Australian Government is investing $30.3 million through the Established Pest Animal and…
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3. Assessing social and economic impacts

​​​This consultancy examines indicators which can be utilised to help monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. The terms ‘social impact assessment’ and ‘socio-economic impact…
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Soil Science Challenge Grants Program

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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Diagnostic capability and resources

Australia’s national diagnostic network for aquatic animal diseases has been developed over time to support the many functions of Australia’s aquatic animal health management system. These include: confirmation or exclusion of exotic diseases implementing disease management measures enterprise…
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Wild dogs research

  Wild dogs include dingoes, feral domestic dogs and hybrids. Source: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia Wild dogs are a significant pest animal in Australia. They are widespread in Queensland, the Northern Territory and much of Western Australia and South Australia,…
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Economic impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on the Australian wine grape and wine-making industries

​Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Tony Arthur, Donkor Addai, Philip Tennant and Jay Gomboso Overview Figure 1 Xylella fastidiosa has caused severe damage in Europe and North and South America. Source: EPPO Figure 2 Xylella blocks xylem cells, disrupts water flow and slowly kills…
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Consequences of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Authors: Benjamin Buetre, Santhi Wicks, Heleen Kruger, Niki Millist, Alasebu Yainshet, Graeme Garner, Alixaandrea Duncan, Ali Abdalla, Charlene Trestrail, Marco Hatt, Lyndal-Joy Thompson and Michael Symes A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia would trigger export bans and have severe…
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Management of LCL/FAK containers during the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season

Less than Container Load (LCL) and Freight All Kinds (FAK) containers with target high risk goods that are shipped from target risk countries between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive) are managed at the container level for BMSB risk prior to deconsolidation.Once the container risk has been…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Grains

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - English (PDF 585 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Arabic (PDF 431 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Chinese (PDF 609 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Hindi (PDF 496 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Indonesian (…
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Agricultural Workforce

The Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm, has announced the successful applicants for the AgConnections – Skilled Agricultural Work Liaison pilot program. They are:Charles Sturt UniversityCharles Darwin UniversityUniversity of…
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