The official account for Australia's independent agvet chemical regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

Armidale
Joined November 2010
Gaye Weller from @APVMA "Be assured that APVMA undertakes risk assessments to ensure products, when used according to label directions, are safe to use." #Barellan #GRDCUpdates Paper: bit.ly/2HakJx3 (Photo Ben Rae and Gaye Weller from APVMA)
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Find out about the approval processes of your #herbicides from the APVMA. #Nyngan #GRDCUpdates. bit.ly/37eASwb @APVMA
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TUE 16 OCT 2018 2:00pm || Webinar to understand the on-farm implications of the (APVMA) decision to change the use instructions for all products containing the active ingredient 2,4-D. Presentation by APVMA & Interactive Q&A session with expert panel. bit.ly/2yiVe8R
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Commodity 1: #Cattle – over 47,000 farms produced beef cattle in 2015-16 with a national herd of 25 million head. Australia exported 963,000 tonnes of #beef valued at $8.5 billion | #agday #ausag
Commodity 2: #Wheat – we produced over 35.1 million tonnes of wheat in 2016–17 valued at $8.6 million, exporting 22.8 million tonnes valued at $6.5 billion | #agday #ausag
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Agriculture and related industries recognised and celebrated @Luke_Hartsuyker | bit.ly/2zWZ1do
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National recognition for Australia’s most important industry @Anne_Ruston | bit.ly/2zo0eeP
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Permanent APVMA CEO appointed @Luke_Hartsuyker | bit.ly/2zID5AB
48 consignments of counterfeit & illicit medicines seized in joint op with @TGAgovau & @APVMA. More: bit.ly/2hv0gpv
Australia’s new National Science Statement! #AusGov’s long-term vision for #science #research & policy making science.gov.au/NSS
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Grants worth ~$2.5M have been announced to improve access to safe and effective #agvet #chemicals. bit.ly/2kO074X
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Pineapple permit renewed; PER14658v2 bifenthrin & fipronil / pines / symphylids permits.apvma.gov.au/PER1465…
CEO of @APVMA Karena Arthy "Being a leader is about being who you are. Get 2 know yourself, people will see through you otherwise" @GrowLead
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Australia’s safe food system - read about how we develop standards to keep food safe & consumers protected bit.ly/yqQzKb #foodsafety
Chemical regulator says no plans to ban cephalosporin antibiotic: The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medici... bit.ly/wrZHdg
New compilation of AgVet Code Act (legislation controlling #registration of #pesticides in Australia) published. bit.ly/wEnSnU
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Registration assures Trisolfen supply: IN WHAT is being called a ground- breaking step in animal welfare, Trisol... bit.ly/uQekPX
Access senior level #agrochemical #regulators/professionals from across the globe at our Registration of Agrochemicals: informaglobalevents.com/Agro…
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