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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 18 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and west of Australia.Many northern cropping regions recorded significant rainfall totals this week. Totals of between 5 to 100 millimetres were…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 October 2023, a cold front and trough brought showers to southeastern parts of the country. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., Soh, W., Boult, C., Lawson, K. (2022) Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers, Climate Risk Management
ABARES Working Paper
Published 11 November 2020
Authors: Neal Hughes,…
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From an inconspicuous looking building in the heart of Canberra’s industrial area Fyshwick, the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC)* monitors an area covering approximately 25% of the Australian mainland. With support of radar, light traps, out-posted field surveillance officers and reports…
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Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia (PIRSA) has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Government category for their role in the Kangaroo Island (KI) Feral Pig Eradication Program.
The program…
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Author: Rohan Nelson
ABARES and its predecessors have been providing commodity market forecasts for Australia’s agricultural sector since the 1940s, as part of a wider suite of evidence‑based analysis and advice to policymakers and industry stakeholders. The operational context of ABARES and…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, December 2021
If you would like to import goods not covered in the Goods Determination, you must apply for an import permit. The permit must be granted before your goods leave the Australian mainland.
To apply for an import permit, you can access…
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A survey of broadacre, dairy and vegetable farmsNiki Dufty and Thomas JacksonSummaryNew information and communications technology (ICT) could deliver the next wave of productivity growth in Australian agriculture. ICT…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 17 July 2024, a trough triggered rainfall in New South Wales, while low pressure systems resulted in rainfall in Tasmania, Victoria, and southern parts of South Australia, and Western Australia.Across cropping…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 15 May 2024, inland Queensland, eastern South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales recorded rainfall totals between 50 and 100 millimetres. Far south-west Western Australia recorded rainfall totals between 25 and…
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