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The National Farmers’ Federation Horticulture Council acknowledges the Government’s recognition of the chronic workforce shortages facing Australian farmers, in an announcement made in the Victorian Mallee region this morning. Led by Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie the announcement confirmed and slightly expanded a number of the initiatives introduced to address farm workforce shortages over […]
Tags: Workforce
19 November 2019
Last week, I led a delegation of NFF and representatives of NFF member organisations in meetings with farmer representatives and others in the southern basin communities of Griffith, Mildura and surrounds. These are communities under pressure. Under pressure from drought, from high water prices, from low general security water allocations and from uncertainty. It’s fair […]
Tags: Environment
Farmers across Australia have welcomed a decision by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission to revoke the charity status enjoyed by radical organisation Aussie Farms Inc. The National Farmers’ Federation has led the call for action since Aussie Farms launched an online ‘attack map’ in January this year, revealing the locations of thousands of Australian […]
Tags: Farm Business
Last week, I led a delegation of NFF and representatives of NFF member organisations in meetings with farmer representatives and others in the southern basin communities of Griffith, Mildura and surrounds. These are communities under pressure. Under pressure from drought, from high water prices, from low general security water allocations and from uncertainty. It’s fair […]
Tags: Environment
16 November 2019
The NFF recommends a range of legislative and regulatory changes and changes to licensing arrangements to improve the safety and efficiency of the road transport industry. DOWNLOAD PDF FILE
Tags: Farm Business
14 November 2019
The National Farmers’ Federation is disappointed in the deficiencies of a month-long internal investigation carried out by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade into the connections of a senior official with radical group Aussie Farms. “It is not good enough that it took a news outlet to identify the links between Dr Julie Delforce, […]
Tags: Farm Business
The NFF is opposed to the European Union’s request for Australia to extend its protection of geographical indications beyond our existing system. DOWNLOAD PDF FILE
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
13 November 2019
The NFF recommends an approach of enforcement that is consistent between jurisdictions, proportionate to the severity of the incident, and based on rules which are reasonable and easy to understand. DOWNLOAD PDF FILE
Tags: Farm Business
11 November 2019
The Federal Parliament today passed the enabling legislation for Australia’s free trade agreements with Indonesia, Peru and Hong Kong. The passage of this legislation means that Australia’s farmers are one step closer to reaping the benefits of these trade agreements. NFF CEO Tony Mahar said that access to international markets is critically important for Australian […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
9 November 2019
The National Farmers Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to prepare a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s discussion paper on renewable energy zones (REZs). Australia’s decentralising electricity system and continued uptake of large-scaled solar and wind technologies can provide opportunities for substantial rural and regional investment through REZs. Consistent with the NFF’s 2030 aspiration […]
Tags: Farm Business
8 November 2019
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