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The gross value of Australia’s agricultural production is expected to fall by 2.8% to $90.7 billion in 2025-26, driven by lower crop and livestock production volumes, according to the June quarter forecasts released by ABARES today.The value of agricultural production in 2025-26 is tipped to be the…
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Some foods classified as risk food to Australia, can be imported with a recognised foreign government certificate. The certificate is negotiated under a voluntary government certification arrangement.
Foreign governments can apply for a government certification arrangement..
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Some food must be imported with a recognised foreign government certificate. The certificate is negotiated under a mandatory government certification arrangement.Foreign governments can apply for a government certification arrangement. These arrangements cover the export of certain foods classified…
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Sydney’s warm and wet weather over the past year has kept Australia’s frontline biosecurity officers busy in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases.
More than half of all exotic mosquitoes detected through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s national vector monitoring…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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The Australian Government has kicked off a new $1.4 million capacity enhancing project in Indonesia, providing Australian expertise in-country, to assist in the fight to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD).
A departmental veterinary officer will be seconded to the…
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MCAS-S users may create projects using their own input data layers. Pre-processing using a proprietary GIS is usually required to ensure data meet the requirements for MCAS-S version 4.
The MCAS-S user guide is the best place to start.
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The national traceability working group has developed a report which considered:why traceability is so importantthe increasing demands on Australia’s traceability systemshow well Australia’s current…
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October 2022
The second meeting of the Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (SGTTF) took place in Melbourne on 4 October 2022.
Members confirmed the Terms of Reference (TOR) and agreed the TOR will be published on the Australian Government DAFF website.
The SGTTF will provide advice to…
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Applications closedThe Australian Government announced the $20 million Drought Resilience Innovation Challenges Pilot Program in the 2024–25 Budget.The program opened for applications on 5 August and closed on 22 October 2025 at 9:00pm (AEDT).The program adopts a challenge-based approach that…
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