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18 March 2016 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 18 March 2016 by teleconference. Key issues discussed by the committee are summarised below.Australian Weeds Strategy/Australian…
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25 October 2016PurposeTo advise mainland Australian apple and pear entities that applications for exports to Thailand for the 2017 season have opened.BackgroundCountries with protocol markets have specific…
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Through the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s (OCVO) Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health (PEPAH), Australia promotes a strong and unified Pacific family by supporting Pacific Island countries and territories to improve biosecurity, food security and animal health and welfare in the…
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A new ABARES report today shows the agriculture sector has consolidated recent gains in production growth with a record $75 billion in production in 2020-21.
ABARES Executive Director Jared Greenville said the latest ABARES Insights report: Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2022 demonstrated that…
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On 22 January 2019, the Australian Government established an independent expert panel to respond to fish deaths. The fish deaths occurred in December 2018 to January 2019 in the lower Darling River. Professor Robert Vertessy of the University of Melbourne led the panel's response. On…
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Australia’s agricultural exports are on track to reach a record-breaking $61 billion in 2021–22. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) forecasts higher export volumes and prices for our major export commodities, despite Australia’s world-class producers…
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Notice issued: 15 June 2022
From 1 July 2022 the rate of forest growers levies on logs that are produced in Australia will increase. Additionally, from this date producers who produce less than 20,000 cubic metres of leviable logs in a levy year will be exempt from the forest growers…
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(Seated, left to right) Scott Mersch, Director, Codex Australia, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Dr Andrew Tukana, Permanent Secretary, Fiji Department of Agriculture and Waterways (and Codex Regional Coordinator); and Mary…
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The department plays an important role developing policy and providing advice to the Australian Government on issues affecting the intensive livestock and game industries.Australian Eggs and Australian Pork Limited are the industry service bodies responsible for research and development and…
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Date of issue: 17 October 2024Date of effect: 17 October 2024Reference Number: MAA 2024-14AttentionIndustries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry CouncilExport establishmentsExportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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