Commonwealth Environmental Water Trade Arrangements Discussion Paper: Submission
The NFF’s 27 April 2012 submission to the Commonwealth Environmental Water: Trade Arrangements Discussion Paper highlights the need to ensure positive outcomes for irrigators from their engagement with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH). The NFF is particularly seeking assurances that individual irrigators who choose not to participate in trade to or from the CEWH […]
No replacement on drought leaves farmers high and dry
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has criticised the Government’s snap decision to cut interest rate subsidies for farmers facing exceptional drought situations without an alternative policy in place. NFF President Jock Laurie says that the farming sector had been given no advance warning by Government that interest rate subsidies would be facing the chopping block […]