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12 March 2015Environment Tasmania
Level 1, 100 Elizabeth St
Hobart TAS 7000Dear Environment Tasmania I understand Environment Tasmania is currently running a nationwide campaign seeking…
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PLANT PEST
Leaf yellowing and wilting, and fruit pulp and bunch stalk/rachis discoloration from banana blood disease.Blomme et al. 2017.
Blood disease and moko diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Banana-infecting bacterial wilt diseases with infected plants showing striking symptoms, the leaves…
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We use our social media channels to talk, listen and share with you.What we shareWe use our social media accounts to share:news about the department’s workupcoming eventsopportunities to Have Your Sayhow to apply for grants or other fundingupdates on committees, portfolio agencies and other…
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Round one, Rural R&D for Profit summary of approved projectsOn 6 May 2015 the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, the Minister for Agriculture, announced funding of $26.7 million from 2014-15 to 2017-18 for twelve projects in round one of the Rural R&D for Profit Program. This funding was matched by…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR). ABARES is in the process of updating indicators for SOFR with data up to or as at 2021. This forest profile will be updated with new data in early 2024.
Australia has 134 million…
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The National Residue Survey (NRS) contracts the services of Australian and New Zealand laboratories to perform residue testing. The laboratories must have demonstrated capabilities in the specific chemical residue analyses that are required by export and domestic markets.Laboratory performance…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal WelfareAWTG 24-02 noted an update from the secretariat that targeted stakeholder engagement to discuss the draft standards development framework will now commence.Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at…
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October 2023
The Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (the taskforce) continues to meet regularly to consider matters related to the national implementation of individual electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats.
Stakeholder consultation and engagement
The taskforce hosted a virtual…
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We regularly publish illegal logging e-updates. These provide updates of key developments with the illegal logging laws, guidance, and information about upcoming events. They are sent out via an e-newsletter.The newsletter contains relevant information for:timber processorsimporterscustoms…
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The introduction and spread of marine species into and around Australian waters through biofouling, or in a ship’s ballast water, can harm fisheries, threaten healthy fish habitats and have widespread economic and health effects.Marine pest biosecurity is an important part of the department’s…
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