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Pineapple, prawn and peanut producers will be helped to access safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals through $2 million in grants.The grants are part of the Australian Government’s $33.8 million 15-year commitment to help farmers access agvet chemicals to help feed…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 9 August 2023, a low-pressure system brought showers to parts of western and southern Australia. Up to 50 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Western Australia and eastern Victoria and up to 100…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 7 June 2023, a low-pressure trough and a series of cold fronts brought rainfall up to 100 millimetres to areas of western New South Wales, central and western Victoria, eastern South Australia, south-…
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06 February 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocados to Japan, Thailand, and India.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for farms and packhouses…
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Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies.We have strict biosecurity import conditions to keep Australia rabies free. Rabies is a serious viral disease that affects many animals. It can infect humans and more than 60,000 people die of rabies every year.Check if…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the north and southeast.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in New South Wales (5- 100 millimetres) and Victoria and…
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23 August 2016Who does this notice affect?Commercial clients lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment at departmental premises. What has changed?Import documents requiring a biosecurity…
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Authors: Heleen Kruger, Marwan El Hassan, Nyree Stenekes, Robert Kancans
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There is an increasing expectation that all Australians will play a greater role in supporting Australia’s biosecurity system. A key area for citizen contribution involves general surveillance, that is, harnessing…
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Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are long-term plans for the sustainable management and conservation of Australia’s native forests. There are 10 RFAs in four states covering commercial native forestry regions – five in Victoria, three in New South Wales and one each in Western Australia and…
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