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Important—you can lodge your ratite slaughter return online.The ratite slaughter levy was first introduced 1 July 1997. Ratites that are slaughtered at an abattoir that are intended for human consumption will attract the ratite slaughter levy. The National Residue Survey (NRS) is responsible for…
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The Australian vegetable–growing sector is an important source of food. It supplies most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia and provides inputs for the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia or exported.
Vegetables are an important part of healthy eating and provide a…
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Final Report June 2013
Report prepared for: Wildlife and Exotic Disease Preparedness Program 2012-2013
Report prepared by: Tiggy Grillo, Australian Wildlife Health Network in consultation with project team based at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics…
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Swill feeding is when food scraps are fed to pigs. This practice can cause and spread emergency animal diseases. Diseases like foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever. In Australia we use laws…
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Round four, Rural R&D for Profit summary of approved projects
On 21 March 2019, the then Minister for Agriculture, Water and the Environment, approved funding of $39.65 million from 2018‑19 to 2021‑22 for ten projects under round four of the Rural R&D for Profit program. This funding is…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 1 May 2024, dry conditions dominated much of Australia. Rainfall was limited to the far north, parts of the eastern and southern coasts, Tasmania, and in patchy areas in the inland Western Australia.Across cropping…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the 7 days to 31 March 2021, a blocking high pressure system resulted in little rainfall across much of southern Australia, while troughs in the north generated showers across northern Australia.While little or…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the 7 days to 3 February 2021, troughs, low-pressure systems and weak cold fronts generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern, western and south-eastern Australia. In those summer…
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This indicator provides a measure of the extent to which forest dependent Indigenous communities are able to respond and adapt to change successfully. Resilient forest dependent Indigenous communities will adapt to changing social and economic conditions, ensuring they prosper into the future.This…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to much of northern and eastern Australia.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall. Totals of between 10 to 100 millimetres…
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