Agriculture

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Agriculture</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/broadacre-crops" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Broadacre crops</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Horticulture</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pastures-and-rangelands" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Pastures and rangelands</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/budgets" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Farm budgets and costs</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/water" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural water management</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/soils" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Soils</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/lup" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural Land Use Planning (ALUP)</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Performance, Data and Insights</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/commodity-report" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Weekly Commodity Report</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/chemicals" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural chemicals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/animal-diseases" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal diseases</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/grain-quality-group" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Grain Quality Group</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/laboratory-services" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Laboratory services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/export-and-investment" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Export and investment</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/dpird-agriculture-strategic-partnerships" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">DPIRD Agriculture - Strategic Partnerships</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock" class="main-nav__link "> Animals & livestock</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/beef-cattle" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Beef cattle</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/sheep" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Sheep</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/dairy" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Dairy</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/goats" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Goats</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/bees" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Honey bees</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/horses" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Horses</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/pigs2" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Pigs</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Poultry and birds</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/other-animals" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Other animals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/animal/humans" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Zoonoses - Animal diseases that can infect people</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-welfare" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal welfare</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/nutrition" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Feeding and nutrition</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-diseases" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal biosecurity</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/laboratory-services" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Laboratory services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/livestock-movements" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Livestock movements</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/nlis" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">National Livestock Identification System</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry" class="main-nav__link "> Forestry</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forest Science</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/plantations" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Plantations Regulation</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/policy" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forestry Policy</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/forestry-concepts-and-definitions" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forestry Concepts and Definitions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity" class="main-nav__link "> Biosecurity & food safety</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/report-a-pest-or-disease" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Report a pest or disease</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/your-role-in-biosecurity" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Your role in Biosecurity</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/managing-biosecurity" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Managing Biosecurity in NSW</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/food-security" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Food safety</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-welfare" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal welfare</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a 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services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/pfas-response" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">PFAS response</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/emergencies/emergency" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Emergency management</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/events" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Training and events</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/seasonal-pests-and-diseases" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Seasonal pests and diseases</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/community-engagement-and-education" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Community engagement & education</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/feed-and-fodder" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Feed and Fodder</a></li> </ul> </li> <li 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