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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 3 April 2024, widespread rainfall was recorded across much of the country, exceptions being in the west of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals up to 100 millimetres across Queensland may have…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 June 2024, rainfall was recorded across much of Australia.Across cropping regions, northern Queensland, central to southeastern parts of Western Australia, and localised areas in central South Australia, New South…
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[expand all]SummaryOn 21 July 2019, Frontier International Northern Pty Ltd (FIN) exported 1,852 feeder/slaughter cattle and 209 feeder/slaughter buffalo to Vietnam. The journey was completed in nine days and discharged in Vietnam over 29 and 30 July 2019.A mortality rate of 1.19 per cent (22 head…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAround 39% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre livestock farms (34,000 farms), of which 22,100 were beef specialists, 8,900 were sheep specialists, and around 3,000 produced a mix of beef cattle and sheep (see Methodology).Farm…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 6.2b, published October 2024.Industry definitionsThe Australian forestry and forest products industries are defined according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006. The forestry industry is equivalent to…
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Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:before you…
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Animal welfare in AustraliaAnimal welfare within Australia is generally a state and territory responsibility. However, there is a collaborative approach to managing animal welfare that requires the cooperation of all layers of government and the broader animal welfare system.The Australian…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 15 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia:Many northern cropping regions recorded considerable rainfall totals (between 5–100 millimetres) across large areas of…
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A levy payer register is a database of the details of individuals and organisations who pay industry-specific levies and charges. All 15 rural research and development corporations (RDCs) are able to establish a levy payer register, if they choose. Australian Wool Innovation and Dairy…
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The Australian Government has committed $33.8 million over 15 years (2014-2029) to help farmers gain improved access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, and assist them in producing food for Australia and the world.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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