Food Alliance’s call for a national food security strategy to stabilise food prices and protect consumers pays dividends
Government announces inquiry into Food Security in Australia The National Food Supply Chain Alliance, made up of nine national food industry associations representing 160,000 businesses, says the Government’s announcement that it will commence an inquiry into food security in Australia is welcome and is something the Alliance has been calling for, for many months, following […]
‘Cost of living’ budget could do more to tackle grocery costs
The National Farmers’ Federation is calling on the Government to increase its focus on food supply issues in the wake of tonight’s Federal Budget. NFF President Fiona Simson said the rising cost of groceries was a key concern for Australians, and that more could be done to increase production and contain food price inflation. “While […]
Statement on Australia signing the Methane Pledge
Quotes attributable to NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar Today Australia joins 122 other countries in signing the Methane Pledge. Signing the pledge signals Australia’s voluntary commitment to participation in global action on methane emissions. For agriculture it will reinforce our demonstrated commitment to sustainability and ongoing access to key markets as an export orientated sector. […]
AgDay photo competition expands to video
With just a month to go until National Agriculture Day on 18 November, the doors have opened for entries to the coveted photo and video competition with a prize pool of $5,000 up for grabs thanks to sponsors Syngenta. NFF President Fiona Simson said it was the first time the national competition had expanded to […]
Ag leaders commit to closing the gender gap at NFF workshop
The nation’s leading agriculture-focused organisations have reaffirmed their commitment to narrow the gender gap in the industry’s leadership ranks, after meeting on Wednesday for a workshop focusing on diversity and inclusion. The 35 government, business and representative organisations are a part of the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, led by the National Farmers’ Federation and […]
Statement on Methane Pledge
Quotes attributable to Tony Mahar, CEO, National Farmers’ Federation Some in the farming community are understandably alarmed by the methane policy announced in New Zealand this week. NFF is actively engaged in discussions with the Australian Government about its approach to the Methane Pledge. We’ve sought several assurances to guarantee that any decision to sign […]
NFF encourages ministers to look beyond Murray Darling Basin targets
Australia’s peak farming body has urged the state and federal water ministers at tomorrow’s Murray Darling Basin meeting to keep destructive water buybacks off the table, instead take a smart and strategic approach to achieving the Plan’s goals. National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) CEO Tony Mahar said the renewed attention on the 450GL recovery target had […]
NFF calls on Government to listen to farmers on Methane Pledge
The National Farmers’ Federation is urging the Federal Government to continue its constructive consultations with agriculture as part of any Global Methane Pledge. As more than 100 countries around the world, including the EU, the US, and Indonesia pledge a 30 per cent global cut in methane emissions by 2030, the spotlight has fallen on Australia to […]
Immersive paddock to port tour builds Australia-China links
University students from China and Australia have hit the road together this week to experience the best of agriculture and regional Australia. The tour is part of the China-Australia Youth Agriculture Program, delivered by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) in partnership with GrainGrowers. NFF Chief Executive Officer Tony Mahar said the 19 students from universities […]
Stress test finds biosecurity system sound, but farmers await funding
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the completion of a review finding Australia’s biosecurity system is “strong” and “sound”, but it wants no time wasted addressing the 14 recommendations identified. In the four-week project, the Joint Interagency Taskforce: Exotic Animal Disease (EAD) Preparedness stress tested the complex biosecurity system through a cross jurisdiction and […]