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Dairy farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso The southern Murray–Darling Basin has around one-fifth of Australia’s total dairy farms. In 2014–15 irrigated dairy production contributed 17 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Basin (ABS 2016). Dairy farming in…
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Farm surveys definitions and methods

ABARES has been conducting surveys of agricultural industries sin​ce the 1940s. Farm surveys conducted by ABARES provide a wide range of information on the current and historical economic performance of farm business units in the rural se​ctor. This information is used for research and analysis on…
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Tasmania Biosecurity Roundtable 7 June 2018

​​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeTasmania Biosecurity Roundtable Report - 7 June 2018, Hobart PDF153.0 MBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 Tasmania Biosecurity…
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Modernising food import and export systems through international standards

Australia hosted and chaired the 26th meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) held from 1 to 5 May in Hobart, Tasmania. This was the first time a Codex sub-committee has met in a hybrid format that allowed both virtual and physical…
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Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes grants

Over $23 million is being invested through the Future Drought Fund in 26 projects focusing on drought resilient land management practices that will help Australia’s farmers prepare for and recover quicker from drought. The purpose of this program is to demonstrate practices at a broad scale that…
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Indicator 7.1e: Capacity to conduct and apply research and development aimed at improving forest management and delivery of forest goods and services (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 7.1e, published October 2024.National forest research and development organisationsThe activities of the national-level organisations with capacity to conduct and apply forest research and development presented in the Key information for Indicator 7.1e…
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Australia shared sustainable agriculture efforts at COP28

Article originally published 30 November, updated 12 December, 2023 Australia promoted our climate-smart agriculture practices and commitment to climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 in Dubai.  As a large food producing nation, with a variable climate,…
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The Plant Innovation Centre: Solutions to biosecurity issues

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 8 Host: Steve Peios Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale Dr Adrian Dinsdale, Assistant Director at the Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) at Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ), explains how game-changing technological advancements such as the…
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The impacts of further water recovery in the southern Murray–Darling Basin

Authors: Rhys Downham, John Walsh, Mihir Gupta, David Galeano and Simon HonePublication date: 11 June 2024A related research product is Community vulnerability and adaptive capacity in the Murray–Darling Basin report – a focus on irrigation in agriculture.SummaryABARES has been asked by the…
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Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 report 2018

​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2018 Download Document Pages File size Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 Summary Report 2018 PDF 17 2.4 MB If you have difficulty accessing these files, please…
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