Improving drought resilience through natural resource management
Farmers across eastern Australia are facing the prospect of a dry summer on the back of a long period of below average rainfall. Short term assistance packages help farmers through the worst of these periods. However, a recent research report by the University of Canberra has highlighted the importance of natural resource management (NRM) in […]
PM's action on farming's worker woes welcomed
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has commended changes to existing visa programmes to more effectively meet the farm sector’s chronic labour shortage. “Prime Minister Morrison has listened and is following through on his commitment to address agriculture’s workforce crisis,” NFF President Fiona Simson said. “The NFF and our members, in particular the NFF Horticulture Council, […]