Draft report of the Heat Stress Risk Assessment Technical Reference Panel
The draft HSRA Review report makes recommendations for moving from a risk assessment based on mortality, to one focused on animal welfare. The NFF supports the move to an animal welfare-based indicator, as recommended by the 2018 review into the export of live sheep to the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere summer (the McCarthy […]
Live Sheep Export Heat Stress Risk Assessment (HSRA)
The NFF supports the continuation of a sustainable live sheep export industry that is accountable and delivers positive animal welfare outcomes. The live sheep export trade is critical to many Australian farmers and regional communities, and makes a significant contribution to the broader Australian economy (more than $250 million in 2016-17). Australia is a leader […]
Farmers welcome PM's pledge to rebuild flood-affected North Queensland 'station by station'
National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson says further wide-ranging Government support for North Queensland cattle producers would be transformative to the recovery process for producers and their communities. “Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently visited Townsville and surrounding areas and took in the devastation for himself. “He witnessed the heartbreaking loss of animals and the destruction […]