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It was the poor condition of their land in Queensland’s Central Highlands which forced graziers Greg and Sonya Spencer to start adapting their practices to drought.“If we wind the clock back five years and we were standing here, you’d be thinking you were standing in a desert. There was no grass,…
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Date of issue: 16 April 2020Date of effect: Until further noticeReference Number: MAA 2020-03Attention:Approved certifying organisations and organic and bio-dynamic operatorsPurposeThe Organic Exports Program (the program) in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment continues to…
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Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from CanadaWe have completed the final report of an addendum to the beef review, which adds Canada as an applicant country for the import of beef and beef products to Australia for human consumption.
Steps to…
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Australia's biosecurity
Exotic plant pests and diseases can damage our agriculture industries, food production and natural environment. Some could change our way of life. Thanks to our biosecurity system, Australia is free from many of the world’s most damaging plant pests and diseases.
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2020–21 to 2022–23
Key points
Good seasonal conditions and higher commodity prices have been major drivers of improved broadacre farm performance in Australia in recent years. However, farm incomes are projected to fall slightly in 2022–23 because of lower prices for most commodities and input…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 December 2023, widespread shower activity over south-eastern Australia and troughs over northern Australia brought significant rainfall totals.These falls will likely provide sufficient soil moisture to allow for…
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27 November 2019
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that export conditions for plants and plant products destined for the European Union (EU) will change from 14 December 2019.
Summary of changes and key points
From 14 December, all plants and plant products,…
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28 October 2014Ms Rebecca Hubbard
Stop the Trawler AllianceDear Ms Hubbard I understand the Stop the Trawler Alliance is currently running a nationwide campaign seeking a permanent ban on ‘super…
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1 November 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for the accreditation of citrus orchards or blocks to export to the following…
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Introduction
The Australian apple and pear industry takes this opportunity to express to Biosecurity Australia its extreme disquiet over the proposal to import apples from USA.
This document…
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