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Food is one of Australia’s most important exports. We export about 70 per cent of the food we produce.
International food standards support the trade of safe food. We need to be involved with developing these standards.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) is an intergovernmental body that…
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The Animal Health Committee maintains this list of tests approved by the former Sub-committee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS) for infectious animal diseases for use by veterinary…
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Leaf yellowing and wilting, and fruit pulp and bunch stalk/rachis discoloration from banana blood disease.Blomme et al. 2017.
Blood disease and moko diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Banana-infecting bacterial wilt diseases with infected plants showing striking symptoms, the leaves…
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Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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Grape phylloxera is tiny—less than 2mm in length—and feeds on roots of grapevines.Biolog. Bundesans., Inst. f. Pflanzenschutz im Weinbau , Bugwood.org
Grape phylloxeraSome strains are present in parts of Australia and are under management in…
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Potato late blight is caused by exotic strains of Phytophthora infestans (A2 mating type).Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Potato late blight (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaExotic to Australia: Phytophthora infestans that causes potato late blight is…
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Round two, Rural R&D for Profit summary of approved projects On 1 July 2016 the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, the Minister for Agriculture, announced funding of $52.2 million from 2015-16 to 2019-20 for 17…
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It is a requirement of clause 36 of the Regional Forest Agreement for the South-West Forest Region of Western Australia (Western Australian RFA) that a review of its implementation is undertaken every five years.
The purpose of the third five-yearly review is to assess progress against the…
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What is a 'notifiable' disease?A notifiable disease is one that must be reported to agricultural authorities.If you suspect or can confirm that an animal is showing symptoms of one of the diseases listed below, you must report it to:your local vet oryour state or territory's department of primary…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 October 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to western, northern, and eastern areas of Australia.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 10 and 100 millimetres were recorded in…
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