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The Southern Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of three RFAs in New South Wales. The Australian and New South Wales governments signed the Southern RFA on 24 April 2001.
The Southern RFA was varied on 28 November 2018 with an extension until 26 August 2039, as it has proven to be a strong…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.
Overview
The Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 February 2023, monsoonal troughs remained active and together with the active Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) pulse resulted in widespread rainfall and localised thunderstorms, mainly in tropical…
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Michael Dylewski
Global textile demand to remain strongIncome and population growth in key markets will support global demand for cotton‑based and woollen textiles over the outlook period to 2023–24.Expansion of the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 30 November 2022, high-pressure systems brought dry conditions to much of the southern Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were observed across north-eastern Queensland, northern and central…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 September 2023, thunderstorms brought showers to the east coast and a front brought showers to southern parts of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up to 10 millimetres were…
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[expand all]SummaryOn 2 November 2019, South East Asian Livestock Services Pty Ltd (SEALS) exported 1,012 slaughter buffalo and 226 slaughter cattle to Vietnam. The journey was completed in 11 days and discharged in Vietnam over 12 and 13 November 2019.A mortality rate of 2.27% (23 head) was…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 16 October 2024, several cold fronts and onshore airflow brought rainfall to scattered areas northern, western and eastern Australia, with other areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, some rainfall was recorded…
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This indicator measures the harvest levels of wood products in relation to future yields. The capacity to implement strategies to deal with changing demand for forest products based on future yields from both native and plantation forests is an integral part of sustainable forest management.This…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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