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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 18 May 2022, onshore winds and a low-pressure trough across eastern Australia resulted in substantial rainfall in the east of the country, with cold fronts resulting in moderate rainfall in the west and…
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The National Management Group (NMG) for Varroa destructor met on 25 July 2024 to consider an update on implementation of the National Transition to Management Response Plan (T2M Plan).The NMG agreed to extend the timeframe for completing all activities to 9 February 2026, within the originally…
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News and AlertsNote: This page will be decommissioned on 12 November 2025 and replaced with Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed.Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected in August 2024 in the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia.The detection is the first time the virus…
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About carbon
Carbon is an amazing atom. It loves to bond with other atoms, which is why it has been called 'the glue of life'. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe. It is found in all organic matter, and makes up a large proportion of all…
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12 July 2018Who does this notice affect? This notice applies to importers and customs agents of medicinal mushrooms, seeds for sowing, dried herb products not for human consumption, timber and timber…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 23 February 2022, low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to northern and eastern parts of the country. In recent days, intense storms resulted in localised flooding to parts of northern New South Wales and…
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Authors: Jasmine Howorth, Lucy Randall and Jane Stewart
The Future Drought Fund is using ground cover (total vegetation cover) as an environmental indicator to monitor resilience. These ground cover metrics build on monitoring work under the National Landcare Program (Regional Land Partnerships…
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1 November 2021
COMMUNIQUÉ
Commonwealth, state, and territory Agriculture Ministers met virtually on 1 November 2021 to progress the work program for the Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting. The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 18 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and west of Australia.Many northern cropping regions recorded significant rainfall totals this week. Totals of between 5 to 100 millimetres were…
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