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Dr Richard Bradhurst
Dr Richard Bradhurst has received the 2022 Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation.
Dr Bradhurst has significantly contributed to Australian biosecurity for the past decade by developing the Australian Animal Disease Spread Model (AADIS). AADIS is a leading-edge…
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12 January 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the rabies virus risk in imported dogs, cats and canine semen from approved countries. All comments on the draft report for this policy review have been considered in the finalisation process.…
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Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni 'Qfly') and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata 'Medfly') are among the world’s worst horticultural pests, affecting a wide range of plants throughout Australia.
The Australian Government through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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ABARES has provided forecasting services for agriculture since 1948. With production decisions often made before prices are known, forecasts help farmers manage risk. Consumers benefit through the availability of high quality and reasonably priced food. Providing information on expected prices also…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 18 August 2021, high pressure systems dominated southern Australia, resulting in little rainfall across much of the continent. Cold fronts brought rainfall to western Tasmania and parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 14 September 2022, tropical moisture combined with cold fronts brought significant rainfall over large parts of eastern and southern Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were recorded…
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Authors: Kirk Zammit and Matthew Howden
Figure 1 Farmers' terms of trade indicators
Note: GVP = gross value of production
Source: ABARES
Summary
This paper reports on the results of an update to the way ABARES calculates the farmers' terms of trade…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2018This risk analysis was initiated in response to a formal market access request from Taiwan for the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples to…
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Biosecurity Preparedness Plans are plans that contribute to managing the likelihood and consequence of the establishment or spread in Australian territory of pests and diseases of biosecurity concern, and support Australia achieving its Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) which is a very low…
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