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The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy in June 2024 to promote Australian sustainable agriculture practices and learn the agricultural trade policy the EU is using to drive global action.The SRAA collaborated on…
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PLANT PEST
Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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Crops industries provide a significant contribution to the national economy as well as many regional communities. For example, the grains and oilseeds industry (subject to seasonal variation) produces about 35-45 million tonnes of grain per annum from an area of more than 20 million hectares…
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The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry have been endorsed by agriculture ministers from all states and territories.
The poultry standards were finalised by an Independent Poultry Panel commissioned by all agriculture ministers. The standards are the culmination of an…
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9 December 2019
Who does this notice affect?
Freight forwarders transporting nursery stock to the Sydney Regional office in Mascot for inspection by biosecurity officers – TNT, UPS, TOLL, DHL, FedEx & Harders.
What has changed?
The department is undertaking a review of booking processes…
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1 November 2010
Industry Advice Notice 2010-19
Authenticity of documentation
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide advice to exporters in situations where authenticity of import…
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Information sharing and collaboration were the key elements of discussion at the February Queensland biosecurity Roundtable.
Held online and in person at our Cairns regional office, federal and state biosecurity representatives discussed how to build on surveillance activities in far north…
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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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The role that the Australian Government is playing in supporting a climate-sustainable beef industry was showcased at Beef2024.The government committed $6 million to support Beef2024 as part of the Support Regional Trade Events program election commitment.Held in Rockhampton from 5-11 May, Beef2024…
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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa and Xylella taiwanensis) entering Australia via imported host plants and some seed species.Australia has transitioned emergency measures to regulate Xylella hosts at the genus level, rather than family level…
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