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The Western Australian Regional Forest Agreement (WA RFA) provides a framework for the sustainable management of Western Australia’s public and privately owned forests.The Australian and Western Australian Governments signed the WA RFA on 4 May 1999. It was varied on 29 March 2019 to extend its…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 7 September 2022, tropical moisture combined with a range of weather systems to produce significant rainfall over large parts of the country. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres mm were…
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Andrew Cameron & Jared Greenville
This two-part ABARES Insights series discusses the recent growth of Australian agriculture and how changes in the market and policy landscape over the last 50 years have shaped the sector, what factors matter now, and what trends will matter in the near-future…
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5 December 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of Brassica rapa, Raphanus sativus and Eruca vesicaria seed for sowing from all countries.
What has changed?
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that Phase 1…
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Collaboration, technology and innovation is crucial in managing current and emerging biosecurity risks to Australia’s plant production industries.The Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries final report is now available. The project will have significant benefits for plant…
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OverviewAnimal Health Australia (AHA) developed and led Exercise Milky Way. It was a joint industry and government exercise to test the raw milk movement controls from the AUSVETPLAN Response strategy: Foot-and-mouth disease Version 5.3.The simulation exercise was conducted from 28 August to 15…
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Some long necks were seen parading around Australia’s quarantine facility recently with the arrival of 5 llamas to our shores.They are the first llamas to enter the country in at least a decade. Biosecurity staff were thrilled to make the woolly newcomers feel right at home at Mickleham’s Post…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 24 November 2021, low-pressure troughs brought significant rainfall to much of Australia, especially in the east and south. A tropical low-pressure system off Western Australia developed into Tropical…
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Authors: Neal Hughes, David Galeano and Steve Hatfield-Dodds
Farm in drought conditions in the far north west of New South Wales, Australia.
The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects that climate variability can have on farm businesses and…
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