Korea, Japan and then China: Australia’s trade hit list
AUSTRALIAN farmers are urging new Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson to hit the ground running by ramping up negotiations in north Asia and, first up, securing an agreement with Korea by early next year. “There’s a big chance we can nail agreements with both Korea and Japan in the short-term, while China will be a […]
Queensland farmers win national Sustainability Award
JOHN, Bryan and Terry Granshaw – third generation canegrowers from Dalbeg in Queensland – have taken out the prestigious Sustainability Award under the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) 2010 Innovation in Agriculture Awards, announced last night at a gala ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne attended by over 200 guests. The aim of the Sustainability […]
NSW farmers win national Technology Award
PHIL and Lynda Snowden from Tocumwal in NSW have won the prestigious New Technology Award under the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) 2010 Innovation in Agriculture Awards, announced last night at a gala ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne attended by over 200 guests. The aim of the New Technology Award is to recognise those […]
Annual Review 2009-10
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Annual Review 2009-10 provides an in-depth rundown on the peak farm body’s key activities, policy agenda and lobbying and advocacy priorities over the past 12 months. It includes feature articles on key initiatives, as well as reports by NFF President David Crombie, NFF CEO Ben Fargher and reports by each […]
Fluid political environment forces NFF Congress change
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) regrets to advise that Federal Water Minister Penny Wong and her shadow, Senator Barnaby Joyce, have elected to withdraw from a major debate on water policy at the NFF’s 2010 National Congress in Melbourne next Tuesday. “Both politicians have cited the current uncertainty as to who will form government as […]
Farming & politics in the spotlight
WITH three regional Independent MPs thrust into the role of deciding the next federal government, agricultural policies will be forefront in the minds of all political parties. Whichever way the cards fall over the days and weeks ahead, farming issues and policies will be under intense scrutiny. The timing couldn’t be more critical for all […]
Labor’s Agriculture Policy falls short
“THERE will be no new investments or priorities for Australia’s $137 billion-a-year farm sector under a Gillard Government,” is National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie’s assessment of the Government’s Agricultural Policy released today. “Today’s media release from Agriculture Minister Tony Burke is not so much a policy as a summary statement with a rehash […]
Coalition raises the bar in the Murray-Darling Basin
“TODAY’S announcement by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of an extra $300 million for on-farm works is a positive new investment in water-saving infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared. “The NFF has consistently called on the Government to accelerate delivery of water infrastructure projects to keep pace with its […]
Gillard pledge to fill water gap in Basin ‘positive’ say farmers
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes today’s announcement by Prime Minister Julia Gillard that, if re-elected, the Government will invest new money to close any gap between the current water cap and any new water cap in the Murray-Darling Basin. “Obviously, our first priority is to ensure balance in the new Basin Plan, between production […]
Farmers’ property rights under siege
“BESIEGED farmers are demanding answers,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared. “Amid converging government, environmental and mining encroachment on our ability to farm, farmers feel frustrated and disempowered. “Be it federal and state governments conspiring to do farmers out of legitimate land use without proper compensation, miners usurping land and water rights at […]