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Weeds are exotic, naturalised plants that aren’t technically feasible to eradicate due to their spread and persistence. They compete with cultivated plants for resources like sunlight, water, and nutrients. They can also disrupt ecosystems and reduce crop yields. Weeds are often difficult to…
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This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as MCAS-S Development Partnership 2022, Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support MCAS-S version 4 User guide, ABARES, Canberra, March. CC BY-ND 4.0 https://doi.org/10.25814/kafw-xy281 Getting startedMCAS-S…
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Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 27 July 2022, a low-pressure system in the east and cold fronts across southern Australia brought moderate rainfall. Meanwhile, high-pressure systems dominated much of the country bringing clear, dry…
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Over $23 million is being invested through the Future Drought Fund in 26 projects focusing on drought resilient land management practices that will help Australia’s farmers prepare for and recover quicker from drought.
The purpose of this program is to demonstrate practices at a broad scale that…
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently indicated that global agricultural production would need to increase by 70 percent by 2050 in order to meet the rising international…
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Learn more about what we’ve heard so far and how to stay involved. Keep checking this page for updates as the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) is developed. APS principles for partnership and engagementThe Australian Public Service (APS) is expected to meet certain standards for…
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There are 300,000 doses of a vaccine against the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) that have been secured in an agreement that will help Australia prepare for potential future outbreaks.
LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains…
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Following 18 months of feedback from industry about the biofouling requirements on commercial vessels arriving to Australia, the department has listened and taken steps to improve how we manage biofouling on commercial international vessels.
There are no changes to how commercial vessel…
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In partnership with Charles Sturt University the Biosecurity Training Centre delivers professional training and specialised programs for the biosecurity workforce. We are committed to building a prepared, skilled, capable, and agile workforce that strengthens our biosecurity system.The centre…
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