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DAFF News 27th January 2012 |
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DAFF News
27 January 2012
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Ludwig to lead industry delegation to the Middle East
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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with governments and importers regarding the implementation of a new regulatory framework that seeks to ensure Australian livestock exported for slaughter are treated at, or above, internationally accepted animal welfare standards.
Minister Ludwig will lead a delegation of livestock industry members and their representatives to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, all of which are significant markets for livestock exports from Australia.
Reforms to Australia’s livestock export trade, announced by the government on 21 October last year, require exporters to put in place controlled and independently audited supply chains that meet internationally accepted animal welfare standards.
Ludwig has highlighted the government’s commitment to securing a long-term future for Australia’s livestock export industry, as well as the jobs, families and communities that rely on it.
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Registrations open for 2012 Outlook conference
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Registrations are now open for the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Outlook 2012 conference.
This year’s conference theme is future landscapes and delegates will be focusing on the outlook for Australia’s key agricultural, forestry and fisheries commodities.
Outlook 2012 will be held on 6-7 March at the National Convention Centre in Canberra and features leading international and national speakers.
Sessions include the economic overview, farm performance, water issues, carbon mitigation and agriculture, biosecurity reform, coal seam gas development and agriculture, regional development, and the outlook for key commodities.
Visit the conference website to read the conference program and access conference information.
For inquiries, contact Lara Cole on 02 6272 2303 or email
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Our websites are getting a makeover
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From 30 January you’ll see changes to the DAFF, ABARES and AQIS (Biosecurity) websites.
We’re refreshing the websites to reflect our new mission — ‘We work to sustain the life and prosperity of all Australians’.
Our refreshed websites will feature new colours, imagery and typefaces. All content including navigation, related links and contact details will remain the same.
Bookmarks and any links to sites will still work.
Changes to the DAFF home page will make it more helpful, easier to use and the new picture-based links will provide easy access to popular sites.
The updates will take place during the week of 30 January. It will take time for the changes to be made across all sites and pages, so you’ll see some of the old and some of the new during the transition week.
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Applications open for the APVMA Board
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Applications are now open for part-time members and a chair of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board is selected and appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and provides advice and makes recommendations to the CEO of the APVMA on its functions.
Eight board members are required with experience in the following areas:
• regulation of chemical products under the law of a state or territory
• the agricultural chemical industry
• the veterinary chemical industry
• the protection of the interests of consumers
• primary production
• public health and occupational health and safety
• environmental toxicology
To find out how to apply visit the DAFF website: ‘APVMA Advisory Board’
Applications close 5pm AEST 20 February 2012.
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Ten million reasons to enjoy seafood
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ABARES will compile the first national stock assessment reports of Australia’s key wild fish species with input from the Commonwealth and the states and Northern Territory governments in a new initiative to promote sustainability.
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Sid Sidebottom, said the ABARES National Fisheries Stock Status Reports will help fishers and seafood consumers make informed choices in the fish they catch and eat.
“For the first time, Australian fishers, seafood consumers and policy makers will soon have available a single national assessment of the status of the top 50 wild caught species, based primarily on their contribution to the value of Australian fisheries,” Mr Sidebottom said.
Mr Sidebottom said the ABARES National Fisheries Stock Status Reports are one of 26 projects being fundedthrough the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation’s annual $10 million funding round for research and development.
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