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15 December 2023
Species: All livestock
Countries: All
Attention
All stakeholders
Purpose
To advise stakeholders that the department has published a new policy for Livestock identification requirements in laboratory test reports to support the Australian Standards for the Export of…
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Date of issue: 12 December 2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference number: IAN 2023-10
Attention
Organic operators and exporters, organic approved certifying bodies and industry bodies.
Purpose
To formally notify industry of the recent ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation of The Organic Food Chain…
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ABARES recently published two reports that provide new data and insights into the impact of invasive species on our agricultural communities. Both reports reveal the enormity of the task to manage established pest and weeds, reinforcing the message that prevention is certainly better than the cure…
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The value of Australian agriculture production is forecast to fall as increasing global supply and drier conditions impact farmers.
Acting Executive Director of ABARES David Galeano said the forecast for total agricultural production values in 2023–24 is $78 billion.
This is $16 billion lower…
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Australia’s environmental biosecurity system is being enhanced through a range of projects, as part of the Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF).Launched in 2018, the EBPF has an annual fund of $825,000 administered by Environmental Biosecurity Office. More than 48 projects have been funded…
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Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorpVietnam is Australia’s second-largest live export market for beef cattle and has imported almost 2 million head in the last decade.Over this time, local supply chain partners and government representatives from both countries have developed strong…
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A meeting of the Pacific Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS) Network this month will further support the development of regional agricultural capacity.The meeting will coordinate and strengthen animal health and production, biosecurity, veterinary capability and capacity,…
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It’s World Rabies Day on 28 September - this year’s theme “Breaking rabies boundaries” challenges nations to eliminate barriers that stand in the way of eliminating the disease.Thanks to our strong biosecurity system, including strict import controls for live animals, Australia remains free from…
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The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government.
What you can request
You can request access to any document in the possession of:
us (the department)
certain agencies, such as portfolio Ministers.
We can…
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Starting 1 July 2016, an Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levy of 5 cents per cubic metre of logs will be introduced on exotic softwood trees of the genus
Pinus sp.TypeCurrent Levy Rate (up to…
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