Department of Primary Industries (Queensland)

[1] Department of Agriculture and Fisheries provides expertise and support that increases primary industries productivity, expands markets and assists with adaption to change.

[2] It conducts research, policy advice, protects against pests and diseases, maintains animal welfare standards, as well as managing fisheries.

Its previous names have been: The Biosecurity Queensland section[15] is responsible for coordinating efforts to minimise the risks and effects of threatening pests and diseases.

The Tree of Knowledge was successfully cloned in 2008 by workers at the former Department of Primary Industries.

In 2009, Primary Industries and Fisheries (now Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) together with the University of Queensland were granted federal funding to study how methane emissions from cattle and sheep could be reduced.