The honey bee industry is critical to Australia’s agriculture. Bees produce honey and wax as well as pollinate crops. The industry is worth more than $14 billion annually.

Around 70% of honey is produced from our native flora. Skilled commercial beekeepers produce 37,000 tonnes of honey annually. NSW is the largest producer of commercial honey in Australia.

Australia exports about 10% of its honey overseas. The main buyers are North America, East and South-East Asia and the Middle East.

Date of issue: 7 June 2022

Date of effect: Immediate

Attention

• Industry bodies, Dairy Export Consultative Committee
• Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, and automated export permit issuers.
• Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Central and Regional offices

Purpose

To notify dairy stakeholders of updates to the dairy category code review.

06 June 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) will be unavailable from 23:00 to 23:50 Thursday 09 June 2022 (AEST).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

Publication details

Animal Health Committee (AHC), May 2022

In April 2021, 8 Hubs were launched across the country following a competitive grant process.

Regional universities lead 7 of the Hubs and a grower group alliance leads the eighth.

Hubs are made up of various stakeholders. They include industry, researchers, farmers, and community groups.

Hubs support farmers and communities to prepare for drought by connecting farmers to regional experts, innovations, and new practices.

Date of issue: 3 June 2022

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2022-09

Related MAAs: N/A

3 June 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that on 14 June 2022 we are changing the process for issuing non-GMO certificates for grain consignments to Taiwan.

Enabling activities help farmers and regional communities build drought resilience through investment in collaboration and impact assessment.

Science to Practice Forum

The Forum was delivered annually from 2021-2023 under the first investment phase of the FDF.

03 June 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the commencement of the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) scheme is postponed until further notice.