Emissions Trading: Submission
The NFF’s 4 April 2007 submission to the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading, supports a national trading scheme that recognises agriculture has already reduced Australian greenhouse emissions and proposes that farmers should not be direct participants in a national scheme.
Agriculture prices under pressure despite a hold in interest rates
AUSTRALIAN farmers breathed a sigh of relief today at news the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady as farmers continue to come to grips with the sharp appreciation of the Australian dollar – rising over 4% over the past month. The movement suggests that the market may have already factored in an eventual rate rise. […]
NFF throws support behind a national emissions trading scheme
MANAGING over 60% of Australia’s landmass, perhaps the biggest potential threat to the future of Australian farmers is increased global climate variability. Farmers, however, have both the experience and on-the-ground knowledge to greatly contribute to any national effort to reduce greenhouse emissions. “The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will support a national emissions trading scheme that […]