Calls to strengthen biosecurity funds have grown after a turbulent few years that left the ag industry vulnerable to lose a lot. The government’s solution, however, is causing even louder kickback from industry bodies.
The premise of the new legislation would see a ‘Biosecurity Protection Levy’ commencing from 1 July 2024, where funding biosecurity protection would become a ‘shared responsibility’ between ‘those who create risk and those who benefit from biosecurity efforts, including producers…