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Water security is a growing concern for Western Australian farmers. During a period of drought between 2018 and 2020, many of the state’s 200,000 farm dams ran dry, leaving growers struggling to maintain livestock and cropping operations.In response, the WaterSmart Dams Project was launched to…
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12 August 2024Who does this notice affect?All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.InformationUpdate: The scheduled infrastructure maintenance originally planned for Sunday 11 August to Monday 12…
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Mixed cattle farmers Jake and Frankie Fennell run a 4,000-strong beef herd on their property Wintinna Station in Outback South Australia.
After the 2017-2019 drought, they embraced GPS cattle tracking tags and rotational grazing to better prepare their business for drought.
“We came across [the…
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For Maree and Ian Masterson, running a successful beef operation requires careful planning, particularly when it comes to managing dry conditions.To refine their business strategies, the Mastersons have been making significant changes to their breeder and grazing land management approaches. They…
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Watch these videosIn this video (6:20 minutes), Matt Woods and Professor Richard Eckard of the University of Melbourne discuss livestock emission reduction and avoidance.TranscriptMATT WOODS: Hello.I'm Matt Woods.And I'm here with Professor Richard Eckard. Richard has been working for over 20 years…
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You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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20 December 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industries, including importers and customs brokers, associated with the importation of…
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The Department of Agriculture manages 2 European Union (EU) and 2 United Kingdom (UK) export dairy tariff rate quotas, which were initially put in place after the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round (1994) for the EU, and split between the EU and UK as a result of the United Kingdom…
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Protecting Australia’s environment from pests and diseases that are likely to cause damage is important so that everyone can enjoy Australia’s pristine natural environment.
Bushwalkers venture to places where few people go and are an asset to help detect any unusual changes in our bushland…
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Agriculture, fisheries and forestry is well placed to take on future challenges and opportunities, according to the latest ABARES Snapshot of Australian agriculture.Sector value and production have continued to grow over the past 20 years with another strong performance expected in 2024-25.ABARES…
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