Election 2019: Farmers perplexed at being left out of Labor's environment announcement
Despite owning or managing more than 50% of Australia’s land mass, farmers are concerned that agriculture was not referenced in the Australian Labor Party’s $1 billion weekend environment announcement. National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said while Labor had repeatedly assured the farm sector that agriculture would not be directly impacted by its climate policy, […]
Election 2019: Survey asks farmers to report workforce needs
In the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election, today the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is launching its 2019 Farm Workforce Survey. The very short survey will better inform the NFF about farmers’ workforce and labour needs. NFF President, Fiona Simson said the evidence to date showed that farmers faced difficulties finding workers, difficulties that […]