Farmers welcome latest Farm Finance announcement
Eight months after the Farm Finance package was first announced by the former Government, today the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has confirmed that farmers in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will soon be able to access concessional loans. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the long-awaited news, and has called […]
Senate must repeal the carbon tax
With the House of Representatives passing the carbon tax repeal bill, it is now up to the Senate to finish the job when the bills are introduced this week, says the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). Chair of the NFF Sustainability Committee, Gerald Leach, said that the NFF has not supported the carbon tax due to […]
Work for Australia's peak farm body!
Australia’s peak national farm advocacy body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), based in Canberra, is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the role of Manager, Public Affairs. The NFF represents farmers, and more broadly, agriculture across Australia. Reporting to the CEO, the Manager, Public Affairs works closely with the NFF’s senior executive team, including […]
QLD grazier Brent Finlay new NFF President
The members of Australia’s peak farm body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), have today elected Queensland grazier Brent Finlay as the NFF’s 12th President, taking the reins from outgoing President Duncan Fraser. Mr Finlay, of the Traprock region in south east Queensland, has more than 25 years’ experience in agriculture through his family’s farming business, […]
New NFF board elected: Christine Rolfe new Vice-President
Elections for all Board Directors of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have taken place at the NFF’s annual AGM and Members’ Council meeting in Canberra today. Following the election of Brent Finlay to the position of NFF President, Queensland beef producer, Christine Rolfe, has today been elected as NFF Vice-President. Ms Rolfe, of Springsure, is […]
Carbon tax repeal welcomed; farmers already leading the way
In its first item of business for the 44th Parliament, the Federal Government is today introducing legislation to repeal the carbon tax – a move welcomed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). NFF President Duncan Fraser said that the NFF does not support the carbon tax as a means of reducing greenhouse emissions as it […]
NFF welcomes focus on effective agricultural advocacy
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Australian Farm Institute’s (AFI’s) research into effective advocacy in Australian agriculture, the draft findings of which were presented at a workshop in Sydney today. NFF CEO Matt Linnegar has worked closely with the AFI in the development of the research, and welcomed the increased focus on the […]
Improved flexibility of measures sensible, but shuffling funds not the answer
“The announcement today by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, in relation to the reallocation of Farm Finance concessional loan funds demonstrates that the Federal Government needs to improve its commitment to agriculture,” NFF President, Duncan Fraser, said today. “The NFF has for some time called for a reprioritisation of agriculture on the national agenda. […]
Rates that stop the nation stay on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has today kept interest rates on hold at 2.5 percent for the third consecutive month, following the August rate cut that saw rates reduced to their 53 year low. The RBA decision comes as the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) releases its Agribusiness Loan Monitor for October, which shows all […]
Action needed on agricultural infrastructure, says report
Two years after a report released by RIRDC showed that current funding in Australia’s transport infrastructure was inadequate, a new report, released today by ABARES, confirms what the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long been saying: that agricultural infrastructure is going to come under increased pressure as farm productivity grows. The report, Infrastructure and Australia’s […]