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Following 18 months of feedback from industry about the biofouling requirements on commercial vessels arriving to Australia, the department has listened and taken steps to improve how we manage biofouling on commercial international vessels.
There are no changes to how commercial vessel…
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Carbon farming
'Carbon farming' describes agricultural and land management activities that help mitigate climate change by:reducing emissions of the main GHGs: methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, by avoiding or minimising themstoring more carbon — also…
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Date of issue: 7 July 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: IAN 2022/03
Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice is to inform the organics export sector that the Organic Exports Program will be moving…
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The Animal Welfare Task Group (AWTG) promotes the national consistency of farm animal welfare regulations across jurisdictions and oversees the development and review of standards and guidelines for farm animals. It resolves animal welfare policy and regulatory matters which have national and inter…
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Agricultural R&D funding remains more than $3 billion in the 2024-25 period according to a recent ABARES report.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said private investment in R&D continued to grow at a faster pace than public investment."Since 2005-06, real private agricultural R…
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Date of issue: 16 April 2020Date of effect: Until further noticeReference Number: MAA 2020-03Attention:Approved certifying organisations and organic and bio-dynamic operatorsPurposeThe Organic Exports Program (the program) in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment continues to…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages requirements for the approved arrangement (AA) that an establishment must have in place to be export registered. Keep reading for more information on AAs, and also make sure that you check out our short videos on the ‘Seafood video…
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Wild dogs include dingoes, feral domestic dogs and hybrids. Source: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Wild dogs are a significant pest animal in Australia. They are widespread in Queensland, the Northern Territory and much of Western Australia and South Australia,…
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Open grant opportunitiesApplications are now open for opportunities under the Future Drought Fund:Strengthening Drought Resilience on Country Program - $12 million is available for First Nations businesses to co-design community-led projects that care for Country and build resilience to dry times…
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Australia is party to a range of conventions that establish global, regional and subregional management organisations that manage highly migratory, straddling, pelagic and demersal fish stocks. These instruments include the Convention on the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, which…
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