Plant Health Australia

From all of us here at Plant Health Australia, we wish you the very best this festive season and a prosperous 2025! 🌟🌱 Note that PHA will be closed for the holidays from COB on 📅 Friday, 20 December 2024, reopening at 9am on Monday, 6 January 2025. #plantbiosecurity #seasonsgreetings

PHA recently attended the Australian Grains Industry Showcase event, initiated by Grain Producers Australia in 2022, at the Parliamentary Friends of Primary Producers, at Parliament House in Canberra. Read more: https://loom.ly/Vjb7Okg #grainsfarmbiosecurity #planthealth 📸 1: PHA’s CEO, Sarah Corcoran, alongside Grains Research and Development Corporation Chair Sharon Starick 📸 2: Our CEO Sarah with Peter Arkle from Grain Producers Australia

In the latest edition of Tendrils our CEO, Sarah Corcoran, reflects on PHA’s 2024 highlights, shares upcoming events, and more. Read now: 📥 https://loom.ly/8_CC0pI #Biosecurity #PlantHealth

🎄🍹 Looking for delicious passionfruit inspired recipes this festive season? Visit the Aussie Passionfruit website: https://loom.ly/yhDm018

🌱 Why should you care about biosecurity? Because without protecting our food supply, our festive feasts could turn into fearsome famines! This holiday season, take a few minutes of your downtime to complete one of our online biosecurity courses. It’s a small step that makes a big difference! 🎄 Protect our food supply. Safeguard Australia together. 👉 https://loom.ly/v0B7m0c Share if you care! 💚 #BiosecurityMatters #ProtectOurPlants #LearnAndShare Agriculture Victoria Animal Health Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Primary Industries (Queensland)

The December edition of Tendrils is now available! Read more about our recent partnerships in plant biosecurity, the winners of the Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year Award, and highlights from our Members meetings 💫 📩 Read now: https://loom.ly/8_CC0pI Not subscribed yet? Head here: https://loom.ly/OhL0SAk

📣 Regulatory decision on chlorpyrifos 📣 The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has released their regulatory decision on chlorpyrifos, cancelling all uses in mangoes. The decision is based on worker health and safety concerns as well as environmental impacts. The cancellation affects a number of horticultural industries. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gF__z28G Australian Mangoes (Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA))

🎉 Recognising biosecurity leadership 🌟 Congratulations to the 2024 Australian Biosecurity Award recipients for their outstanding contributions in protecting Australia's agriculture, environment and industries. Thank you for protecting our future 👏 👉 Learn more about this year's winners and their inspiring work. https://lnkd.in/gX6ZBJVc Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

📊 Harvesting insights into community trust 🌾 The 2024 Community Trust in Grains focal study shares valuable insights into public perceptions of Australia’s grains industry. Understanding community trust and social licence is critical for ensuring the long-term success and sustainability of the sector. 👉 Read the full report https://loom.ly/z8WUNq0 #grainsfarmbiosecurity Grains Research and Development Corporation

🍍🎄Keep Christmas sweet & protect your pineapple harvest 🍍🎄 Pineapples are the perfect Aussie summer treat, but exotic pests and diseases aren’t 🫤 Protect your plantation and the industry by reporting anything unusual. Check out our exotic pest identification and surveillance guide for tropical horticulture: ➡️ https://loom.ly/8W8TE4w