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Shayne and Blaise Cini – Karden (Qld) Pty LtdFor Shayne and Blaise Cini of Karden (Qld) Pty Ltd (trading as Edari Bananas), on-farm biosecurity is an insurance policy for themselves and for future generations. Their 220-acre banana farm borders the South Johnstone River, which is south of Innisfail…
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Access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals is important to Australian agricultural and livestock industries, the community and the environment.The Australian Government provides funding support through the Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals program…
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18 December 2019Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers who import goods eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS), and Biosecurity Officers who process AIMS entries that contain one or more lines of goods eligible for the CBIS. See here for a full list of goods…
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OverviewThe purpose of the Australian Agriculture Sustainability Framework (AASF) is to communicate the sustainability status and goals of the Australian agricultural sector to markets and to the community.The project will provide the whole-of-Australian agriculture narrative about sustainability…
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Greenhouse gas accounts
Keeping a GHG account means quantifying GHG emissions and carbon stored. A farmer or land manager keeping an account solely for their own purposes can choose any suitable approach. However, if they keep an account to participate in a…
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29 July 2011Why is this analysis being undertaken?
After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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Canine ehrlichiosis is a severe and sometimes fatal disease of dogs, caused by infection with the bacterium Ehrlichia canis. The bacterium is carried by ticks. In Australia, infection occurs when dogs are bitten by an infected brown dog tick. E.canis occurs worldwide, particularly in tropical…
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Quick facts:
Dogs can become sick with ehrlichiosis disease by being bitten by an infected brown dog tick.
Brown dog ticks are found across the centre and through the northern parts of Australia.
Dogs need to be on a tick control program to prevent the disease, particularly if they live, work…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Livestock producers must be alert for signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their animals regardless of where they are in…
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OverviewProvides the required confidence in low pest prevalence within the designated area, thereby allowing trade to occur from within that area.ALPP measures are most commonly used where pest prevalence in the area is already expected to be low, for example in an outbreak zone within a Pest…
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