Feedback Request on the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Notice Issues Paper
The NHVR issues paper clearly outlines that current regulations do not take into account the nature of the agricultural fleet, nor the quick decisions farmers need to make when managing crops. However, if adopted, the proposals contained in the NHVR issues paper would still require most movements of oversized agricultural machinery to be covered by […]
Essential farm facts guide sets scene for National Agriculture Day
• Each year, on average each Australian farmer feeds 600 people. • Agriculture powers 1.6 million Australian jobs. • Australian farmers manage 48 per cent of the nation’s landmass. • In the past decade, our primary industries have led the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. • There are 85,681 Australian agricultural businesses that have […]
South Australian Upper House ignores science and curtails farmers' fortunes
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is dismayed at the shortsighted and ill-informed members of the South Australian Upper House who today voted to extend a ban on genetically modified (GM) crops in the State for an additional seven years. NFF President Fiona Simson said the move to continue the moratoria on GM crops until 2025 […]