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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
Following calls for action by the National Farmers’ Federation and Australian Pork Limited, the Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie today announced that the Government would fund a new National Feral Pig Coordinator. Feral pigs are a major pest to Australia’s $60 billion agriculture industry and cause serious damage to the natural environment. NFF CEO Tony […]
No-interest periods on drought loans for farmers and small businesses, support for remote students and economic stimulus for regional communities are positives in the Government’s latest drought package announced today. “As summer looms the situation for many farmers and communities is becoming ever more dire,” National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said. “While rainfall last […]
Tags: Farm Business
7 November 2019
Australia’s farmers need a system of chemical regulation and registration that facilitates the introduction of new chemicals into the Australian market in a timely and cost-efficient manner, without compromising safeguards. The NFF supports the board and other improvements brought forward in this bill.
Tags: Farm Business
31 October 2019
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