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The Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP) supports Australian farmers and land managers, including First Nations land managers, to explore options for managing emissions and storing carbon.Emissions management and storing carbon can offer financial opportunities for the sector and improve…
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Date of Issue: 18 August 2011
Date of Effect: Immediate
Country: Taiwan
The Australia Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) will be unable to certify certain consignments of live seafood for…
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PLANT PEST
Potato tubers infected with Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Image: Joseph E Munyaneza, USDA-ARS)
The tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is the insect needed to spread the bacterial infection causing Zebra chip. The tomato-potato psyllid (but not the bacterial…
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The AFFTAC is a subcommittee of the Plant Health Committee (PHC). It oversees Australia’s National Fruit Fly Management Protocol (ANFFMP) for the PHC.PrioritiesThe AFFTAC supports delivery of relevant schedules under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB).The AFFTAC oversees the…
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18 July 2018
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft report for the proposed release of the gall fly Cecidochares connexa for the biological control of the weed Chromolaena odorata (commonly known as chromolaena).
The draft report proposes that the…
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Date of issue: 23/10/2017
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2017 - 07Attention:Industries—SeafoodExport establishments approved to export seafood to VietnamSeafood Export Consultative…
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28 May 2021Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with shipping or…
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How levy and export charge rates are setLevy and export charge rates are set by the Australian primary industries that choose to invest in the levies system. The rates are established under legislation.Levies and charges help to pay for:biosecurity activities and responsesmarketingresearch and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Forestry controls exports of agricultural products. This assures our trading partners that Australian agricultural products meet import requirements.Efficient regulation of exports is the cornerstone of Australia’s reputation as an excellent…
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Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), commonly known simply as ehrlichiosis, is a tick-borne disease of dogs caused by infection with the bacterium Ehrlichia canis. In Australia, dogs can be infected with E.canis within hours after being bitten by an infected brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus linnaei;…
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