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Opinion: A biosecurity levy will be money well spent – if Ag has oversight

Recent moves by the Australian Government and Minister Murray Watt to impose a new levy to increase the spend on biosecurity protections should be welcomed.

Markus Rathsmann.

Australian agriculture with the most at stake should support these measures but demand oversight on how this money is collected and spent.

The seventh case of BSE in the United States (atypical) serves as a timely reminder just how important our investment in biosecurity is.

It also reinforces just how critical in today’s world of trade we need Industry Systems that are effective and robust for our products.

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