Submission to Draft Report of the Independent Review of the Agvet Chemicals Regulatory System
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomed the opportunity to provide comment on the Draft Report of the Independent Review of the Agvet Chemicals Framework (Draft Report). The NFF strongly supports the independence and scientific rigour of our national regulator for agvet chemicals, the APVMA, and this must be maintained. However, we recognise considerable opportunity for […]
ABARES confirms workforce challenges for horticulture
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has confirmed that the severe labour shortages in the horticulture sector have led to a fall in horticulture production across the country. According to ABARES, the lack of supply in overseas harvest workers, particularly from the Working Holiday Maker program, will result in a […]