Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Headed to the coast? If you’re planning to use prawns as bait on your next fishing trip, remember to only buy them from a bait store and not from a supermarket. Supermarket prawns are safe for people to eat, but they should never be used for bait. There’s a small chance that prawns meant for human consumption could carry diseases that don’t affect people, but can harm our native marine life and seafood industries. Another safe option is to catch your own prawns for bait. Find out more here: https://brnw.ch/21wP0we #biosecurity #prawns #fishing #seafood

A 3-year Australian Government Traceability Grant awarded to CSIRO’s Data61 has enabled Principal Research Scientist, Dr Nick van Beest and his team to develop a digital agriculture proof-of-concept. As Dr van Beest explains: “We developed and tested a scalable and sustainable method for automating export compliance. The digital agriculture proof-of-concept makes it easy to objectively measure compliance and automate export certification.” This initiative integrates regulatory compliance into third-party digital tracing platforms with the result of a tech roadmap for automating export compliance for Australian Agrifood. Our agricultural exports need fast and reliable traceability systems along our supply chains to achieve automated, end-to-end export compliance. Watch the video and learn more in our digital story here: https://brnw.ch/21wP0nk Export Council of Australia Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) #agritraceability #agriculture #traceability #strategy #paddocktoplate #DAFFgov

Congratulations to the 2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards winners! This year’s winners exemplify dedication and innovation, showcasing how passion and partnerships are helping to strengthen our national biosecurity system. The inaugural First Nations Award for Excellence in Biosecurity was introduced this year to recognise the crucial work First Nations peoples do to protect Country and people from pests, weeds and diseases. ?? Winners ?? Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr Leslie David Sims Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation – Dr Laurence Mound First Nations Award for Excellence in Biosecurity – Uncle Dave Wandin – Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year (jointly awarded with Animal Health Australia & Plant Health Australia – Australian Prawn Farms – Shayne & Blaise Cini - Karden (Qld) Pty Ltd (trading as Edari Bananas) Industry – John Park Government – Biosecurity Queensland, African swine fever prevention and preparedness project. – Brisbane City Council, Keep Moreton Island Cane Toad Free. Environmental Biosecurity – Dr Michelle Wille Community – Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (hosted by Charles Sturt University) Education – SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium and Agriculture Victoria Congratulations to the winners and thank you for your valuable contributions to Australia’s biosecurity. We will be celebrating their important work over the coming weeks. In the meantime, read more about them and their achievements here: https://brnw.ch/21wOYqA #biosecurity #AusBioAwards #industry #Australianscience #innovation #planthealth #animalhealth #agriculture #education

We’ve heard your concerns about on-farm emissions estimations and we're now accepting expressions of interest (EOI) to help improve them. We want to support more consistent and robust greenhouse gas accounting for producers and their advisors. This could help businesses along the supply chain and financial institutions who are looking for farm-level data. Submit your EOI to digitise the Greenhouse Accounting Framework Tools and ensure your eligibility to apply for the upcoming grant opportunity. EOIs close 23 December. Learn more here: https://brnw.ch/21wOYkH #Agriculture #Farmhub #Aussiefarmers #AusAg #agchatoz #farming #ClimateAction #ghgaccounting #australianagriculture #agclimate

Are you a farmer, fisher, forester, or small, related business experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship? The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) is here to support you. This ongoing Australian Government program offers free and confidential financial counselling tailored to your needs. Qualified rural financial counsellors will help you understand your financial position, create action plans, negotiate with lenders, and build your financial skills. They’ll guide you every step of the way, empowering you to make strategic business decisions. RFCS is about helping you achieve financial self-reliance and resilience. Reach out today and take control of your financial future. Call 1300 771 741 or visit: https://brnw.ch/21wOY7W #RFCS #Farmhub #Aussiefarmers #AusAg #agchatoz #farming

Sheep and goat individual electronic identification (eID) is commencing nationally from 1 January 2025. When purchasing eID devices for sheep and goats born from 1 January 2025, it is important you only order approved species-specific NLIS eID devices to comply with state and territory regulatory requirements. A desk mat has been developed to help you order the correct species-specific eID devices for sheep and goats. View the desk mat: https://brnw.ch/21wOWeV Integrity Systems Company Sheep Producers Australia Agriculture Victoria Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources NSW Agriculture

Wool, skins and hides exports are now live on our new export documentation system, NEXDOC. Exporters of these commodities can now use NEXDOC for their end-to-end process to create their export documentation. The new NEXDOC system makes it faster and easier for exporters to receive their export documentation. Lodging requests for wool, skins and hides consignments in the EXDOC system has now closed. Register in NEXDOC now, or attend a virtual drop-in session to learn how the new system works – Visit: https://brnw.ch/21wOWbc #DAFF #agricultureexports #NEXDOC #AusAgTrade

Applications invited for the grants totalling $2 million to enhance market demand domestically and internationally for Australian sheep products. Those eligible to apply include: ? peak industry bodies ? Rural Research and Development Corporations ? consultants specialising in fields such as agriculture, economics, markets or trade ? research providers The Enhancing Market Demand Program will provide grants for projects that demonstrate broad support across relevant industry stakeholders, apply or benefit industries nationally, provide research and analysis products and strengthen business relationships for the benefit of the Australian sheep industry or agriculture and food industries nationally. This grant opportunity is part of the $139.7 million transition assistance package for the Australian sheep industry to phase out live sheep exports by sea. Round 1 of this grant program will close at 9:00pm AEDT on Thursday 19 December 2024. Read more and apply: https://brnw.ch/21wOW6T #ausag #sheep #sheepindustry

Thats a wrap for #COP29. During the conference, we hosted panel sessions covering: - The importance of soil management for the current and future sustainability of agriculture - Supporting farmers to be more resilient and adapt to extreme weather events. - We also hosted a fisheries networking event. - Our Special Representative for Australian Agriculture, Su McCluskey continued to share our Australian Agriculture story globally. - We welcomed the Baku Harmoniya Initiative – a new way to align global projects and alliances supporting agriculture, food and water. We know that a climate-smart, sustainable agriculture sector will help make farming more productive and profitable, better protect our environment, increase access to markets, strengthen our rural communities and contribute to global food security. Read our COP29 wrap up here: https://lnkd.in/gb-JudeB #COP29Aus #Climate #SustainableAgriculture #AgClimate #AustralianAgriculture #farming #ausagtrade

Do you want to help improve on-farm emissions estimations? We will soon be calling for expressions of interest (EOI) to improve consistency of on-farm emissions estimates. Submitting an EOI will ensure your eligibility to apply for an upcoming grant opportunity. For more information and to stay up to date, please visit: https://brnw.ch/21wORnw #Agriculture #Farmhub #Aussiefarmers #AusAg #agchatoz #farming #ClimateAction #ghgaccounting #australianagriculture #agclimate