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The Australian red meat industry encompasses the production and processing of beef cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo, for export and domestic consumption. Beef cattle and sheep are the dominant industries.
The authority to deal with particular red meat industry issues is vested in a number of…
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5 November 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of citrus orchards or blocks for the 2021 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Applications are now open for the accreditation of orchards or…
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5 February 2016Public consultation has commenced for six new draft regulations and new delegated legislation under the
Biosecurity Act 2015.The Australian Government, through the Department…
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To celebrate the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2023, the Australian Chief Plant Protection Office hosted an in-person science exchange at the new Agriculture House in Canberra, chaired by the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith. Over 100 members of the…
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30 August 2023
In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:
Recommendations for…
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22 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of marine and freshwater ornamental finfish. The department will directly contact current permit holders about this change.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will remove countries from the approved…
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19 August 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify treatment providers, exporters, and authorised officers of a planned update to the methyl bromide fumigation methodology (the methodology) in relation to the fumigation of horticulture (fresh fruit and vegetable) products for…
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18 March 2021Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including treatment providers, vessel masters, freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container…
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Biosecurity and safeguarding were front of mind at the Indigenous Rangers Biosecurity roundtable in the Northern Territory.Held on Larrakia Country, it was the first major in-person ranger event since 2019.Indigenous Ranger organisations contracted to undertake biosecurity surveillance are…
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Emergency measures[expand all]What is Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV)?ToMMV is a member of the Tobamovirus genus:
It is transmitted through propagation materials (seeds, plants for planting,…
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