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Women in agriculture with an ambition to shape the future of Australia’s food and fibre industry are invited to apply for the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. For the second year in a row, the NFF is supported by a cohort of agriculture-focussed organisations committed to seeing more women represented in […]
8 March 2019
Australian farmers are very much aware of the importance of responsible chemical use, including the need to ensure that off-target pesticide spray drift does not cause harm to people, the environment or Australia’s international trade. The NFF is supportive of a flexible regulatory approach that minimises spray drift risk, is practical to implement, and supports […]
Tags: Farm Business
The National Farmers’ Federation has acknowledged the findings of the Migrant Workers’ Taskforce Report led by Dr Allan Fels AO and cited an agriculture-specific visa as a means to help prevent exploitation and ease the sector’s labour crisis. In the report released today, Dr Fels has made 22 recommendations to protect vulnerable workers including criminal […]
7 March 2019
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is pleased to welcome Australian Organic Limited as a member of agriculture’s peak representative body. Australian Organic Limited is a member owned not-for-profit industry body that supports and promotes certified organic businesses and isa major force in ensuring that organic standards in Australia remain in the hands of the supply […]
6 March 2019
Two reports have confirmed that January’s Menindee fish deaths were the result of a terrible, perfect storm of conditions. The interim Vertessy Committee Report, commissioned by the Government and the Academy of Science’s report, commissioned by Labor, both confirm that extreme drought resulted in poor water flows below the Menindee Lakes. The depleted flows underpinned […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) this week welcomed positive progress on the development of a national set of rules to make it easier for farmers to move agricultural vehicles on public roads. The progress was announced yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure, Transport & Regional Development Minister, Michael McCormack, at the property of sheep […]
National Farmers’ Federation Chief Executive Tony Mahar says agriculture requires a comprehensive national drought policy if it is to reach its $100 billion potential by 2030. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) today released farm productivity figures of $58 billion for 2018-2019, down from $59 billion in 2017-2018. “The decline […]
5 March 2019
The NFF has consulted its member organisations on the proposed policy options and supports the view of Sheep Producers Australia (SPA) and the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) that the four policy options outlined in the discussion paper are reasonable starting points, but that each would require review as new information – such as animal […]
4 March 2019
Wide-ranging wins for farmers are the heart of the much-anticipated Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), to be completed in Jakarta today. National Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar has accompanied Trade Minister Simon Birmingham to Indonesia for the signing. “Today represents real tangible benefits to the hip pocket of many Australian farmers. “IA-CEPA will deliver […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a commitment by Federal Labor to help level the playing field between farmers and the big banks. NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said plans to make it tougher for banks to foreclose on challenged farm debts and to retrospectively examine the charging of default interest were positive. “We […]
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