The APVMA has emerged as a surprise winner in the federal Budget, with an $8.7 million funding boost welcomed by industry after years of concerns about the regulator’s performance and resourcing.
Matthew Cossey
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Armidale
APVMA delays criticised as performance falls below target
New performance figures from the Armidale based Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) have prompted renewed criticism from industry
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Environment, Narrabri, Science and Research, Uralla
World’s best climate-smart farmers under threat from science cuts
Australian farmers have been confirmed as the world’s leading climate-smart producers in the same week the Government moves to cut the CSIRO scientists that help them do it.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Business
Sluggish APVMA risks long term ag “productivity drought”
The sluggish performance of a government regulator based in Armidale is being blamed for creating a looming productivity drought for the nation’s farmers.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Science and Research
Calls for more resources as APVMA performance nosedives
The continued fallout from ministerial directives and attempts to tackle toxic culture within the Armidale-based APVMA has led to significant delays in new pesticide approvals
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
Ongoing declines in APVMA performance taxing an overburdened farming sector
Recent statistics show over one in four new plant product assessments are no longer completed within legislated timeframes – creating real costs for farmers and families.