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The farm sector’s peak body has welcomed the National Australia Bank’s (NAB) decision to allow farmers to use farm management deposit (FMD) funds as an offset against agricultural lending. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) also acknowledged the lender’s decision to stop charging farmers penalty interest rates for missed loan repayments. Speaking from the NSW Farmers […]
24 July 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) invites people interested in a playing a lead role in agriculture’s vibrant and prosperous future to apply for the NFF 2030 Leaders Program. “The NFF has a vision for agriculture to be a $100 billion industry by 2030,” NFF President Fiona Simson said. […]
17 July 2018
Australia’s farm sector has significantly improved its safety record, but there is always more work to be done, this is the message from Farmsafe Australia Chairman, Charles Armstrong. Mr Armstrong said Farm Safety Week, 16-22 July, was an opportunity to reflect on how to better protect our farm community. “For farmers, Farm Safety Week, is a chance to […]
16 July 2018
The livestock industry understands the importance of managing livestock effluent on public roadways to ensure road safety, animal welfare, biosecurity, amenity, environmental and business interests. The industry continually works to improve these outcomes and supports any initiatives that facilitates positive change along industry supply chains. It is unrealistic to expect there be absolutely no effluent […]
Tags: Farm Business
Yesterday, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in the matter of Fair Work Ombudsman v Tao Hu & Ors, a civil prosecution the Fair Work Ombudsman (Ombudsman) commenced against a labour hire operator and a Queensland mushroom grower. With the support of the Australia Farmers Fighting Fund, the NFF intervened in the […]
13 July 2018
We have been firm in our calls for the independent regulator to enforce the regulations exporters are required to operate within, and entrust the regulator with this process. At this point in time we are not privy to the grounds for which the licence has been suspended but note that the welfare of animals during […]
12 July 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation, Sheep Producers Australia and WAFarmers are pleased to provide the stories of the people behind the industry at Livestock Export Facts Stories like that of Bindi Murray, a third generation sheep farmer from Woodanilling in Western Australia. Bindi’s business is built on breeding healthy, content livestock. Bindi is committed to working […]
10 July 2018
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Fiona Simson said everything was on the table at yesterday’s Ministerial drought meeting in Canberra. Convened by Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud, the roundtable was attended by NFF, state farming organisations and representatives of the major rural lenders. Ms Simson said the day was the start of a much longer conversation about how […]
NFF highlighted that the consultation paper is highly focused on passenger vehicles in metropolitan/urban areas, and would suggest that the scope of this and future inquiries be extended to include rural and remote areas as well as a broader range of vehicles. The potential for driverless vehicles (and other farm machinery) to revolutionise the way […]
Tags: Farm Business
Ag visa During May, the NFF Members’ Council endorsed the pursuit of a visa specifically tailored to agriculture – with a working title of ‘ag visa’. The concept aims to address the acute labour shortage not only in the horticulture sector but across the broader agriculture industry. The ag visa initiative has been socialised with […]
29 June 2018
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