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Publication detailsAnimal Health Committee (AHC), March 2024DownloadsVet Communiqué – March 2024 (PDF 178 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for Australia’s…
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14 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses for cucurbit species under the winter window pathway listed in the New Zealand Export Plan (NZEP).Summary of key points and changesCommodities…
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Australia is free of many exotic (new) pests and diseases. This is thanks to Australia’s biosecurity system. But we are always at risk of them entering the country.If these pests or diseases make it through the border, they could threaten our agricultural industries, environment and jobs. Our way…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge rate on macadamia nuts harvested in Australia and sold or processed or exported will increase.Rates from 1 January 2025PRODUCTLEVY/CHARGE RATEMacadamia dried kernels sold or processed or exported26.00 cents per…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on fresh lychees produced in Australia and sold or exported will change. The change will introduce a Plant Health Australia levy and decrease the marketing and research and development levy.The total levy and charge rate for…
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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa and Xylella taiwanensis) entering Australia via imported host plants and some seed species.Australia has transitioned emergency measures to regulate Xylella hosts at the genus level, rather than family level…
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Peste des Petits RuminantsThe situation in South AsiaSince Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) was reported in the Middle East in 1980s, there has been growing concern over the spread into Central and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 1 November 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. A cold front brought showers in Tasmania and southern Victoria and then moved northward bringing showers to eastern parts of New South Wales.…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import…
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