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Today the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is launching its new Farm Workforce Survey, asking farmers to report on their ability to meet their businesses’ labour requirements. NFF President Fiona Simson said the evidence indicated that farmers all too often faced difficulties recruiting workers – difficulties that could see them fail to meet critical deadlines and […]
14 February 2018
Basin communities are now contemplating their fate with Labor effectively throwing a match on the Murray Darling Basin Plan. The party that was architect to the plan that was ratified in 2012, tonight sided with the Greens and upheld a disallowance motion to quash amendments proposed by the Northern Basin Review. NFF President Fiona Simson […]
The interests of Australia’s growing and diverse horticulture sector will now be directly represented through the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) with the peak body launching a new ‘Horticulture Council’. The Victorian Farmers Federation, NSW Farmers, Growcom, the Voice of Horticulture and six commodity groups will be represented on the NFF-led policy forum. Commodity groups to form part […]
12 February 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging Labor to protect its legacy as the Government that delivered the historic Murray Darling Basin Plan by reconsidering its position on plans to vote for a disallowance motion. NFF Chief Executive Officer Tony Mahar said Labor and then Water Minister Tony Burke made history when, under their leadership, […]
7 February 2018
A report released this week has confirmed the value of migrant workers to horticulture’s profitability and productivity. Carried out by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) and commissioned by the World Bank, the study found that seasonal migrant workers on the Federal Government’s Seasonal Worker Program and ‘backpackers’ on working […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has labelled an effort by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to quash amendments to the Basin Plan irresponsible and ill-informed. Following the resumption of Federal Parliament this week, the Senate must vote on a motion brought by Senator Hanson-Young to disallow the adoption of amendments proposed by the Northern Basin Review process. […]
6 February 2018
NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said the Murray Darling Basin Plan was too important to be used as pawn by self-professed basin experts looking for five minutes in the spotlight. “What we saw yesterday was yet another group looking to gain some notoriety by attacking the Basin Plan. “The NFF and the public, especially those […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is again calling for calm and for industry to be afforded due process, during public consultation on the Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for poultry production. The NFF has reissued the call, following reports of potential bans on poultry farming methods. “It is concerning and unhelpful that statements have been […]
2 February 2018
The NFF is strongly supportive of the amendments proposed by the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2017 and believe that these amendments will go some way towards a more robust, flexible and modern ‘package’ designed to service Government and industry needs well into the future. NFF seeks Federal Government commitment to maintain, as one of […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
30 January 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed news overnight that a deal has been reached between Trans-Pacific Partnership nations, with the exception of the United States. NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said this new agreement – now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – contains several important gains for Australia’s […]
24 January 2018
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