Nature Repair Committee Outline of the Biodiversity Assessment Instrument
This entire document ignores farmers’ knowledge and understanding of the landscape as it delegates significant influence to outside groups with regards to the assessment process. It is important to recognise and codify that the sustainable management of Australia’s landscape by successive generations of farming families have resulted in an expert understanding and knowledge of nature, […]
Ecological Knowledge System (EKS)
The NFF supports the development of a transparent information source and biodiversity assessment capability for the Nature Repair Market that is aligned to support a range of market methodologies. It is essential that the Nature Repair Committee maintain a priority focus on undertaking work to deliver EKS coverage across all of Australia. This will ensure […]
Nature Repair (Replanting Native Forest and Woodand Ecosystems) Methodology Determination 2024
In recognition that more options are a positive outcome for landholders, the NFF expresses our in-principle support for the development of a methodology for the replanting of native forest and woodland ecosystems. This proposed methodology falls far short of Government’s intended vision and aspiration of a Nature Repair Market. This methodology appears to be more […]
National Drought Policy
Drought is a fundamental characteristic of Australia’s landscape and agricultural sector. Along with other climate challenges, Australian producers have demonstrated intrinsic resilience in the face of historical periods of drought, with the sector delivering sustained growth over many decades.A key factor of the sector’s resilience is the recognition of drought as an ever-present business risk […]
Draft food code aids, abets and perpetuates supermarket power imbalance
The NFF Horticulture Council has today confirmed it cannot support an updated Food and Grocery Code of Conduct that resembles the draft recently shared for comment. Chair of the Council, Jolyon Burnett said while the industry had welcomed improvements proposed for the Code, including making it mandatory, increased penalties, and more accessible dispute resolution processes, […]
NFF submission to APVMA Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) 2025-26
The NFF supports the role of the APVMA in ensuring that AgVet chemicals sold in Australia are safe and effective. The NFF believes further detail surrounding the APVMA’s financial forecasts and assumptions is needed to justify any changes in cost recovery structures. As such, the NFF does not support any of the APVMA’s cost recovery […]
EPBC Biodiversity Threat Assessment: Wetlands and Inner Floodplains of the Macquarie Marshes
The NFF rejects the need for this nomination. The river and its environs are highly developed landscapes that are tightly governed under state and federal law related to the Water Act 2007 and its subordinate Murray Darling Basin Plan, the implementation of which has seen significant and ongoing investment in the acquisition and utilisation of significant quantities of environmental […]
EPBC Biodiversity Threat Assessment: River Murray Downstream of the Darling River, and Associated Aquatic and Floodplain Systems
The NFF rejects the need for this nomination. The river and its environs are highly developed landscapes that are tightly governed under state and federal law related to the Water Act 2007 and its subordinate Murray Darling Basin Plan, the implementation of which has seen significant and ongoing investment in the acquisition and utilisation of significant quantities of environmental […]
APVMA’s Draft Guidelines for determining minor use
The NFF believes that Minor Use Permits play an invaluable role in addressing market failures and ensuring Australian farmers have access to safe and effective agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines. This is especially important given Australia constitutes a small share of the global agvet chemical market. The APVMA must engage with industry and ensure the […]
Nature Repair Market Legislation Public Consultation
In recognition that Australian farming families and landholders manage 55% of the national landscape, it is critical that ample opportunities are provided to facilitate farmer engagement. As key stakeholders, the agricultural sector plays a crucial role in ensuring the success of this initiative. The NFF supports the government’s vision for market-driven solutions to enhance biodiversity […]