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Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses circulate in wild waterfowl and can infect other wild birds. For most strains of bird flu, clinical disease in wild birds is rare. Some strains cause clinical disease and death in many wild bird species.A highly contagious strain of H5 bird flu is spreading…
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The Australian Parliament has passed laws to end live sheep exports by sea by 1 May 2028. The department will continue to regulate the export of live sheep by sea during the transition to ensure compliance with all requirements, including animal welfare.Assistance for the sheep supply chain to…
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17 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Food importers and brokers acting on behalf of food importers.What has changed?Cases documenting the food safety requirements that apply to food imported into Australia that is intended for sale, were released on 15 June 2025. These are now incorporated into…
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MCAS-S users may create projects using their own input data layers. Pre-processing using a proprietary GIS is usually required to ensure data meet the requirements for MCAS-S version 4.
The MCAS-S user guide is the best place to start.
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The national traceability working group has developed a report which considered:why traceability is so importantthe increasing demands on Australia’s traceability systemshow well Australia’s current…
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October 2022
The second meeting of the Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (SGTTF) took place in Melbourne on 4 October 2022.
Members confirmed the Terms of Reference (TOR) and agreed the TOR will be published on the Australian Government DAFF website.
The SGTTF will provide advice to…
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We appoint laboratories to test samples of imported foods under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme.To maintain your status as an appointed analyst, you must comply with these conditions at all times.ConditionsThe appointed analyst must hold National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) (or…
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Phase 1 - Statistical infrastructure
Authors: Will Chancellor, Shiji Zhao, Lucy Randall, Kenton Lawson and Khanh Hoang
Map: Price per hectare (maximum) by parcel in clean dataset 1975-2018 (as hexbins)
Source: ABARES
Introduction
Farmland is an important asset for Australian farmers,…
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4 October 2022
The second meeting of the Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (SGTTF) took place in Melbourne on 4 October 2022.
Members confirmed the Terms of Reference (TOR) and agreed the TOR will be published on the Australian Government DAFF website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/…
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Australian, state and territory governments offer various forms of financial assistance for farmers affected by mice infestation.
Australian Government financial support
Farm Household Allowance which assists farming families experiencing financial hardship.
Free financial counselling to…
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