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Disruptive technologies: Opportunities for the brave

Source: Shutterstock.com Exponential advances in digital technology, automation, genetics, and synthetics will disrupt and change how food and fibre products are made, marketed, and delivered. Production systems, supply chains, and customer engagement will become more agile and interconnected…
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Growth juggernaut: Three billion empowered consumers

Source: Shutterstock.com Rapid growth in emerging economies, particularly in Asia, will lift incomes, expectations, and economic capacity. An expanded and empowered middle class will demand higher volumes and quality of food and fibre, including more protein – with rising expectations for…
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Conference resources

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. The…
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Honey bees and their pests and diseases

The Australian honey bee industry is composed of about 29,690 registered beekeepers. Around 2000 of these are considered to be commercial apiarists, each with more than 50 hives (average 400 – 800 hives).The European honey bee contributes directly to the Australian economy. The industry produces…
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Approved methods for microbiological testing of meat and meat products

DownloadApproved methods for microbiological testing (PDF 446 KB)Approved methods for microbiological testing (DOCX 78 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Amended April 2025The following is a list of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Weekly update - 12 January 2023

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 11 January 2023, tropical cyclone activity and seasonal thunderstorms brought widespread rainfall across most of northern Australia. In Australian cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 15 and 50 millimetres…
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Meat Notice 2020-03 – Establishment sourcing of stock to comply with importing country requirements for cadmium levels in offal

Download Document Pages File size Meat Notice 2020-03 - Establishment sourcing of stock to comply with importing country requirements for cadmium levels in offal PDF 5 996 KB Attachment:: Appendix 1 - 3 PDF 13 156 KB If you have difficulty…
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Failing Food Report – December 2018

​​​​​​​Publication details​ Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2018​ This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Export Industry Advice Notices – Plant Export Operations 2022

Export Industry Advice notices 2022 Date No. Description 14/12/2022 2022-69 Horticulture – Applications for the export of carrots to Taiwan in 2023 08/12/2022 2022-68 Plant Export Operations – Public Consultation on the proposed amendments to the…
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Aircraft arriving at first points of entry and non-first points of entry

All international aircraft arriving in Australian territory must land at a landing place that has been determined a first point of entry (FPOE) under section 223 of the Biosecurity Act 2015, unless we grant permission to land at a non-first point of entry (under subsection 239(2) of the Act). This…
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