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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a counter offer made to the Commonwealth Government to hopefully close the long-running class action of those left devastated by the unlawful closure of the live cattle export trade in 2011. The applicant in the class action has made an open offer in good faith to the Commonwealth of $510 […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
5 months ago
Farmers have backed in the WA Premier, Roger Cook, following his strongest comments yet calling on the Albanese Government to abandon its controversial plan to phase out live sheep exports by sea. Speaking in the WA Parliament yesterday, Premier Cook said the ‘unnecessary’ policy should be reconsidered. “We believe the welfare arrangements that are in […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
5 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has joined with other agriculture and environment groups in expressing its extreme concern over the recent discovery of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) in northern New South Wales. NFF President, David Jochinke, said the incursion underscored the critical need for immediate and comprehensive funding and response actions to eradicate RIFA […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
5 months ago
Statement by Tony Mahar, National Farmers’ Federation, Chief Executive The NFF welcomes the decision made by the European Commission in recent days to approve the renewal of glyphosate for a further 10 years until 15 December 2033. The EC’s renewal is an important outcome for agriculture not just within the EU but for producers around the […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare, Farm Business
5 months ago
The Keep Farmers Farming campaign has landed in Perth this week, with advertising targeting marginal seats sharing farmers’ fears about a phase-out of live sheep exports. NFF President David Jochinke said with a decision imminent about the future of the trade, it was critical that voters in battleground seats like Swan, Tangney and Hasluck understood what a […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
5 months ago
A report released by ABARES this week has highlighted that weeds and pests are costing farmers $5.3 billion a year through management and production loss. National Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar said this extraordinary figure once again showed farmers were already doing the bulk of the heavy lifting in Australia’s biosecurity system. “Australian farmers […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
5 months ago
An unprecedented campaign against anti-farming policies has been launched today by new NFF President David Jochinke in his first day in the role. Speaking in Canberra at the National Farmers’ Federation National Conference, Mr Jochinke called on parliamentarians to stand up against policies which threaten to slash billions from farm production. “Farmers have always put […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare, economic, Environment, Farm Business, horticulture, Workforce
6 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt’s $268 million commitment for the National Fire Ant Eradication Program. NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said the funding, committed over four years, was a critical investment to increase activities to stop the spread and eradicate Red Imported Fire Ants in Australia. “It cannot […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
6 months ago
Comments attributable to NFF Chief Executive, Tony Mahar The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes news Parliament has agreed to a Senate Inquiry into Red Fire Ants and Varroa mite. It cannot be understated how much damage these two major threats pose to Australian agriculture, Australia’s environment and society at large. The Inquiry will examine what the […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
6 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has told the Federal Government it opposes a new biosecurity levy on farmers, saying the proposed levy may erode farmer confidence in the entire levy system. In the NFF’s submission to the Introduction of the Biosecurity Protection Levy: Consultation Paper, Chief Executive Tony Mahar said while the peak farming body […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
6 months ago
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