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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 2 March 2022, low-pressure troughs have continued to bring heavy rainfall to eastern parts of the country. The rainfall has resulted in significant flooding to parts of northern New South Wales and south-…
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The Australian vegetable–growing sector is an important source of food. It supplies most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia and provides inputs for the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia or exported.
Vegetables are an important part of healthy eating and provide a…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) uses postcode classifications to manage the risks associated with imported sea containers. Sea containers can inadvertently carry a range of contaminants which could introduce exotic pests and diseases into our environment.…
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Authors: Mihir Gupta and Neal Hughes
Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Research report
July 2018
Summary
This study
Since the peak of the Millennium drought in 2008, the southern Murray-Darling Basin (sMDB) has seen large increases…
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Authors: Rhys Downham and Fred Litchfield
Labour is a key input to Australian agriculture and there is significant interest in understanding whether labour markets are meeting the needs of the Australian farm sector. This interest has recently been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 4
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Dee Apps
Dee Apps was one of the first few detector dog handlers with a stunning career starting from 1993, one year after the program established up until 2010. In this interview Dee shares a few…
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ABARES regularly reviews the economic performance of selected Commonwealth fisheries by surveying fishers and publishing a range of economic indicators. These indicators are used to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of management performance against the economic objective of the Fisheries…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 5
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Clare O’Shannessy
Clare O’Shannessy was in the Detector Dog program for 14 years. Clare played an integral role in the program’s expansion into international mail centres. In this episode we…
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Haydn Valle, Shiji Zhao, Tom Jackson and Will Chancellor
Key points
The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly over the last 5 decades by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. Unlike most other agricultural sectors which have relied primarily on increases in…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 8
Host: Steve Peios
Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale
Dr Adrian Dinsdale, Assistant Director at the Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) at Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ), explains how game-changing technological advancements such as the…
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