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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019The department has prepared the Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit…
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Host specificity testingHost specificity testing is carried out to ensure that the proposed biological control agent is specific to the target weed or insect pest.A host specificity test list is a list of plants/insects closely related to the target weed or insect pest that is developed by a…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeRevised guidelines for the introduction of exotic biological control agents for the control of weeds and plant pests PDF 8281 KBRevised guidelines for the introduction of exotic biological control agents for…
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Before new plant species are allowed into Australia, they must be assessed for their potential to become weeds.
The plants are evaluated using the weed risk assessment (WRA) process. This three-tiered…
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The listed International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) accredited laboratories and Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL) are approved by the department to perform purity analysis on seeds imported for planting and consumption into Australia.Certificates issued by the listed accredited…
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We appoint laboratories to conduct testing on samples of imported food.As an appointed analyst, you test food to verify it meets specific:food safety requirementsrequirements within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.You help us monitor imported food as part of our Imported Food…
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The following Islamic organisations have an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the certification of halal red meat and red meat products for export and are considered an Approved Islamic Organisation (AIO). The following table identifies the…
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The AWTG is made up of representatives from each of the state and territory government departments responsible for animal welfare and from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries participates in an observer capacity.AWTG members:…
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At 31 January 2026, the total holdings in the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme were around $5.95 billion.FMD statistics for each quarter, broken down by state and territory, are summarised at the bottom of this page.Historical Farm Management DepositsFMD statistics—detailed state/territory and…
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