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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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The Agriculture Stewardship Package is now managed by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.Find out more about the Package and pilot programsAbout Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship PackageAustralian agriculture depends on a biodiverse and well-managed natural…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 28 June 2023, a northwest cloud band brought widespread rainfall, extending from northern Western Australia to the southeast of the country. Falls of up to 100 millimetres were recorded in northern Western…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the 7 days to 3 March 2021, troughs and low-pressure systems generated showers across much of eastern, western and northern of Australia. The recent rainfall in northern cropping regions may delay summer crop…
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9 August 2017
Purpose
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has released the work plan for the export of nectarines from Australia to the People’s Republic of China.
Summary of changes and key points
The…
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Introduction
On 26 June 2014 the Senate referred the matter of the National Landcare Program’s performance, effectiveness and future to the Environment and Communications References Committee (the committee) for inquiry and report.
The history, effectiveness, performance and future of the…
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1. IntroductionThe Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS) is an integrated set of controls specified and verified by government that provides confidence in the safety, suitability and integrity of Australian meat and meat products. Underpinning AEMIS are objective hygiene and performance…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 1 September 2021, high pressure systems across much of the west and centre of Australia resulted in little rainfall across much of the continent. Low pressure systems and associated cold front to the south and…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareAWTG 24-05 noted an update from the secretariat that the subgroup met to review the standards development framework and process map which have incorporated substantial stakeholder feedback. These documents will be…
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