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Episode 8

The Plant Innovation Centre: Solutions to biosecurity issues

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  • Biosecurity
Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 8 Host: Steve Peios Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale
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Piloting biosecurity training

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  • Biosecurity
Staff from the department recently travelled to Nadi, Fiji to pilot a biosecurity training program.
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Comparing the 2021-22 agricultural season to previous years

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  • Trade
August 2022
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Be on guard for foot-and-mouth scam emails seeking your confidential information

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  • Department
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has recently become aware of a fraudulent email campaign using the outbreak of foot-and-mouth…
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Pawsome job opportunities for biosecurity detector dog handlers

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  • Biosecurity
The department’s biosecurity detector dog program is recruiting new biosecurity detector dog handlers, with applications open from Thursday 4 August…
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Water prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin forecast to remain low for third consecutive year

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  • ABARES
Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES…
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Biosecurity vigilance brought to the fore

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  • Diseases
As part of the Australian Government’s response to the spread of animal diseases in the region, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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Travellers from Indonesia can help to keep foot-and-mouth disease out

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  • Diseases
Travellers arriving from Indonesia will be under much stricter biosecurity scrutiny due to the presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia…
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Livestock owners must be prepared for foot-and-mouth disease

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  • Diseases
Farmers who own cattle, pigs, sheep, buffalo, deer, camels, alpacas, llamas or goats need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of foot-and-mouth…
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Symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease

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  • Diseases
Dr Mark Schipp, Australia’s Chief Veterinarian Officer explains the symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and how it’s transmitted.
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Farm safety front and centre

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  • Farming
National Farm Safety Week is underway and acts as a reminder of the many dangers involved in farming and the need to protect our farmers and farm…
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French battlefield revered soil gets biosecurity nod

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  • Biosecurity
Soil from a First World War battlefield in northern France, destined for a war memorial in South Australia, has been aided on its 16,000km odyssey by…
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Nominations for the 2022 Australian Biosecurity Awards now open

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  • Biosecurity
Australians can now nominate individuals, groups and businesses who have made an outstanding contribution to protect our $81 billion agricultural…
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ABARES Essentials

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  • ABARES
ABARES Essentials is a quarterly, online newsletter providing readers an opportunity to learn and engage with ABARES.