Search Results
Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme (AWPCS) for exportThe AWPCS is a certification scheme that ensures that Australian treatment providers and wood packaging manufacturers produce wood packaging material that meets the ISPM 15 standard for exports.ISPM 15 is the International Standard…
- Last modified
Climate change impacts all aspects of our society, including agricultural, forestry and fisheries production.Australia is already experiencing changes in rainfall, temperature and extreme weather. These changes are impacting productivity, water availability, soil and the spread of pests, weeds and…
- Last modified
Nationally consistent and regularly updated ground cover information is a critical indicator for environmental targets related to soil erosion and land management in Australia. Ground cover or vegetation cover reduces soil erosion, increases water infiltration, enables carbon sequestration and…
- Last modified
The Australian Parliament has passed laws to end live sheep exports by sea from 1 May 2028. The department will continue to regulate the export of live sheep by sea during the transition to ensure compliance with all requirements, including animal welfare.Assistance for the sheep supply chain to…
- Last modified
PLANT PEST
Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
- Last modified
Plant product residue monitoring is conducted as part of the National Residue Survey (NRS) by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry , through a grains residue testing program and three separate horticulture product residue testing programs.Industry participation in these programs is…
- Last modified
We publish communiques:on behalf of our ministerial forums and industry groupsto provide updates on ongoing issuesMinisters’ forumsAgriculture Ministers’ MeetingThe Agriculture Ministers' Meeting consists of Australian and state and territory agriculture ministers. They work collaboratively on…
- Last modified
Aquaculture publicationsNational Aquaculture StrategyAquatic Animal Health publicationsABARES fisheries and aquaculture publicationsUseful linksThe Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-PacificThe Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) is a regional aquaculture research and…
- Last modified
This list is referenced in sections 13, 42, and 55 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination).The Goods Determination requires that goods included in certain classes of goods, and that are the subject of an import declaration, must not be…
- Last modified
The Australia New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) is the working name for the Consultative Group on Biosecurity Cooperation (CGBC). The group was established by Australian and New Zealand ministers in 1999 under the terms of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade…
- Last modified