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Dairy productivity growth – a glass half full

National dairy productivity has continued to stall since 2010-11, achieving an average annual growth rate of -0.04% from 2010-11 to 2022-23.Yet, under the surface of these national level aggregates, the story has some positive elements.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville said Australian…
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Australian and PNG twinning to boost forest sustainability

The Australian Government is providing development funding for technical assistance and capacity building support which will further strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) sustainable forest management.Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy, Matt Lowe, said the PNG Forestry…
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Travelling with assistance dogs on a cruise ship

This page contains information to support assistance dog handlers, cruise ship operators and pet transport agents in understanding the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) requirements for assistance dogs to travel on an international cruise vessel (a cruise ship) on a…
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Australian dairy: financial performance of dairy farms

2017–18 to 2019–20Aruni Weragoda and James Frilay[expand all]Financial performanceFarm cash incomeDairy farm incomes are projected to have risen in 2019–20 because of higher milk prices, reduced quantities of fodder purchased and lower feed prices, despite persistent drought in some regions…
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Cotton farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Author: Dale Ashton The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 91 per cent of Australia’s total cotton farms and cotton area (ABS 2016a). From 2006–07 to 2014–15 irrigated cotton contributed an average of…
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Australian lamb: financial performance of lamb-producing farms

2017–18 to 2019–20 Fred Litchfield [expand all] Financial performance Farm cash income Farm cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms is projected to have declined by 12% in 2019–20 to average $211,000 per farm (Table 1, Figure 1). Despite high prices for lambs and sheep,…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Red imported fire ants in Australia: Don't Let This Come Back to Bite Us

October 2024 AcknowledgementsThe management of red imported fire ants in Australia is a matter of great significance for the Australian community. The Australian Government thanks the individuals and organisations who contributed to this inquiry. The development of this response was led by the…
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Appendix 1: Current Montreal process socio-economic indicators

​​​​​​​​​From http://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/mpci/rep-pub/1995/santiago_e.html#c6 Criterion 6: Maintenance and enh​ancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies…
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G Godwil

​​​From: Gary & Julie Godwill [mailto:gtgodwill@bigpond.coml Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 8:22 PM To: BA - Plant Biosecurity Contact Subject: NZ apple imports To Whom It May Concern, I am a fourth generation apple and pear grower from the Goulburn Valley. I find it unacceptable that…
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Final pest risk analysis report for fresh island cabbage leaves from the pacific (Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu)

​20 June 2013 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final pest risk analysis report for the importation of fresh island cabbage leaves from the Pacific (Cook Islands,…
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