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7 November 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice applies to all industry participants involved in managing biosecurity import inspections, including approved arrangement operators, customs brokers, importers, and freight forwarders.Background informationThe department is exploring a new…
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Australia’s primary industries have a strong tradition of being innovative and adaptive to new challenges. They have proven to be highly efficient and competitive in international markets. The outlook for the Australian primary industries sector is strong, with the world’s demand for food…
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Transport infrastructure is essential to moving over 80 million tonnes of Australian agriculture output between farms, storage, processors to markets each year.
The CSIRO’s Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT) models current transport movements and allows us to see how…
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03 June 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise applications are now open for the registration of processing and packing facilities handling fresh vegetables intended for export to China.Summary of changes and key pointsApproved export registered establishments (REs)…
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30 May 2025From 14 June 2025 the food safety requirements that apply to food imported for sale into Australia will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).For more information visit Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.Key points:You will be able to search…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) – 17 July 2025The National Management Group (NMG) for banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) met on 17 July 2025 and approved a Transition to Management (T2M) plan for the current phase of the response. This…
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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments
AWTG 07-22 noted an update from Queensland that the scientific literature review commissioned by AWTG to inform the development of the new standards and guidelines is in its final stages, with peer…
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Also known as pen-side tests, point-of-care (POC) tests are usually carried out in the field, or away from a central laboratory. This type of testing is useful for the early detection of pests and diseases by producing quick preliminary diagnostic results in a simple user-friendly way. An example…
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Farm cash income for all broadacre farms is projected to decrease nationally by around 7 per cent to average $327,000 per farm in 2022–23 but remain 46% above the 10-year average.
Head of Farm Performance at ABARES, Peter Gooday, said incomes for broadacre farms are expected to decrease in all…
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Date of issue: 9 December 2022
Date of effect: 1 January 2023
Reference Number: IAN 2022-06
Attention
Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
To advise of the release of an updated National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce Edition 3…
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