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The NFF favours the implementation of a Plan, that gives equal weight to environmental, social, and economic outcomes. The NFF believes that there are several improvements which need to be made to make it fairer and more workable. Read full submission here.
Tags: Environment
1 month ago
In the current context, the farm sector is opposed to formalising scope 3 emissions reporting unless and until we can clearly understand the impacts of the shared cost and time commitment of the likely compliance burden. At the outset, we recommend Treasury immediately convene a land sector specific consultation with the NFF and other stakeholders […]
2 months ago
NFF has detailed a list of priority issues and concerns impacting farmers and agriculture that we would like to remain engaged in. These are complex and require a continuation of bilateral and multilateral work outside of this formal submission process. Read full submission here.
Tags: Environment
2 months ago
The Australian agricultural industry stands united in its opposition to the policy to phase out live sheep exports by sea. The key reasons for this include: Read the full submission here.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
3 months ago
It is the view of the NFF that actions are taken to ensure companies and industry more broadly refrain from misrepresenting their actions and making false statements as it pertains to activities related to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions abatement or the labelling of products as “environmentally friendly”. Read full submission here.
Tags: Environment
4 months ago
The NFF has innovative and ambitious ideas to halt and reverse the decline in Australia’s biodiversity. Our submission specifically addresses Point 5 of the invitation, innovative ideas on how government and the private sector can work together to: Deliver solutions to environmental challenges, such as controlling feral species and using of technology to track the […]
Tags: Environment
4 months ago
The NFF considers that it is paramount the principal focus of the Bill is stewarding outcomes on farmland. In addition to that, public land agencies which already have an obligation of managing for biodiversity should not be able to access the same benefits as farmland or create an income stream as a result of implementing […]
Tags: Environment
4 months ago
The NFF does not support the draft National Environmental Standard for MNES in its current iteration. A number of concerns from an agricultural perspective have been raised and highlighted. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Environment
4 months ago
The NFF does not support the draft principles to guide the recognition of OECMs in Australia in its current form. Several concerns from an agricultural perspective have been raised and highlighted, and the NFF would welcome amendments to seven of the eleven guiding principles. Further clarity on the scope and definitions incorporated under some of […]
Tags: Environment
5 months ago
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are a common tool in Australian agriculture to manage assets and use agricultural land to provide retirement income. Given the highly cyclical nature of Australian agriculture, the impact of the proposed changes will have an outsized impact on farmers who have agricultural assets within their SMSF. While exact figures are unavailable, […]
Tags: economic
6 months ago
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