The National Farmers’ Federation has thanked senators who stood up for farmers in parliament this week, declaring their opposition to the proposed biosecurity protection levy and increasing the likelihood that supporting legislation will not pass the Senate…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
THE RURAL and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee has recommended that the Senate pass biosecurity protection levy legislation in a report released on Friday…Read More
Emma Alsop, May 13, 2024
AGRICULTURE maintained the rage against the Federal Government’s proposed biosecurity protection levy with a National Day of Action and protest at Beef2024 in Rockhamption today…Read More
AN mRNA vaccine for Border Disease in sheep and goats has been manufactured for the first time in New South Wales, in an initiative expected to boost Australia’s preparedness for emergency animal disease incursions…Read More
Sheep Central, May 8, 2024
A NEW national study of the prevalence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian livestock on pastures fertilised with sewage biosolids or wastewater is seeking farmer collaborators…Read More
Sheep Central, May 1, 2024
AUSTRALIAN wool growers might vote for a reduced levy for research, development and marketing this year if the proposed biosecurity protection levy was introduced, a Senate committee inquiry was told yesterday…Read More
Terry Sim, April 24, 2024
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry officials have voiced concerns around a possible container levy or further increases to full import declaration (FID) charges, proposed by agricultural and freight groups as funding stream alternatives to the controversial biosecurity protection levy…Read More
Emma Alsop, April 24, 2024
Australia’s livestock industries were still “in the dark’ on how the Federal Government’s proposed biosecurity protection levy would be collected just months from its proposed commencement on 1 July this year…Read More
Sheep Central, April 23, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S proposed wool traceability hub is aiming to achieve mandatory Property Identification Code declaration by all wool growers to facilitate an efficient emergency animal disease response…Read More
Terry Sim, April 22, 2024
THE push to introduce a container levy as a substitute for the controversial biosecurity protection levy is gaining momentum with producer groups, and freight groups support increased import charges rather than the Federal Government’s BPL proposal…Read More
Emma Alsop, April 22, 2024
THE Federal Government has released greater detail on the proposed contribution of agricultural industry sectors under its biosecurity protection levy proposal…Read More
Sheep Central, April 19, 2024
AGRICULTURE Victoria’s new podcast season ‘Biosecurity basics’ takes a deep dive into the fundamentals of biosecurity, including practical things that can be done to protect animals and the environment…Read More
Sheep Central, April 10, 2024
