Farm biosecurity integral to good business
BIOSECURITY'S importance to agriculture and agribusiness is undoubted, and farmers continue to invest...
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22 MAY 2015
Biosecurity undergoes biggest overhaul in 100 years
A LANDMARK biosecurity bill has been passed in the Senate, marking the largest reform the sector has...
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15 MAY 2015
New funding to help Qld banana industry
THE FEDERAL government has committed more resources to the Queensland banana industry, in the wake of...
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06 MAY 2015
Comment sought for BJD Review
CATTLE producers are being urged to provide comment on a recently released discussion paper that will...
Livestock General
29 APRIL 2015
PNG bans Australian poultry
HEALTH concerns about imported Australian raw poultry into Papua New Guinea have prompted Agriculture...
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22 APRIL 2015
Second Panama outbreak shocks Queensland
BANANA growers in North Queensland are reeling after another outbreak of Tropical Race 4 Panama disease...
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13 APRIL 2015
Federal govt responds to Panama outbreak
THE FEDERAL government has linked up with its Queensland counterparts in its response to the case of...
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18 MARCH 2015
Farmers say stronger biosecurity needed
A CALL for a commitment to improve the biosecurity legislation in New South Wales in the lead up to the...
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16 MARCH 2015
Tick fever scare puts NSW cattle on alert
CATTLE producers in northern New South Wales are being urged to scan livestock for cattle ticks, following...
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21 JANUARY 2015
Israeli expert joins NT fight against plant disease
A TOP Israeli researcher has arrived in Australia to assist the Northern Territory with its response...
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07 JANUARY 2015
High alert for red fire ants in NSW
THE New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has issued a warning for land owners to keep an...
Livestock General
02 JANUARY 2015
Sign language skills helping get quarantine message across
BIOSECURITY on the front line at airports is essential for protecting Australian agriculture.
