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Australia is one of the few countries to remain free from the world’s most severe pests and diseases. Our agriculture and export industries benefit from our favourable biosecurity status.
There are many kinds of pests (such as thrips, mites and aphids) that can arrive on imported cut flowers…
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Update October 2024The department has finalised a review of the approved sources of tissue culture free of media with the key objective of ensuring our ongoing assurance responsibilities continue to be met.As part of the review, the following key measures have been implemented:Development of a new…
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When levies applyLevy applies to grains harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the grains to a business purchaserprocessed the grains themselves, orhad the grains processed by another person.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to grain if the grain is…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAn estimated 21% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre cropping farms (18,000 farms), of which 9,300 were specialist cropping farms and a further 8,700 produced a mix of cropping and livestock ( see Methodology).Farm incomes for cropping…
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The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) monitors the population status of the three pest locust species listed under its charter using a range of information sources, including surveys…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 19 June 2024, rainfall was isolated to the southern and western parts of the country.Across cropping regions, falls of between 5 and 50 millimetres were observed in South Australia, central New South Wales, eastern…
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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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When levies applyLevy applies to cattle transactions in the following 4 scenarios.1. Transfer of ownershipLevy applies to each transfer of ownership of cattle from one person to another, where the cattle are in Australia when transfer of ownership occurs.2. Delivery and slaughter at an…
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The guide aims to provide basic information on some high-risk exotic pests and diseases of forest and amenity trees and imported timber.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size
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