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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
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has outlined a list of the key ingredients needed to take agriculture to a $100 billion industry by 2030, in its Federal Budget roadmap. The NFF’s comprehensive Pre-Budget Submission continues the call for: trade liberalisation; significant investments in transport and telecommunications infrastructure; improvements to the tax system; investments to attract […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) says the release of a study into delivering efficiency measures in the Murray Darling Basin was another important step towards the continued effort of implementing the Basin Plan. The analysis was borne out of an agreement in March, by Basin Ministers to commission an independent assessment of methods to recover […]
19 January 2018
The National Farmers Federation (NFF) is reminding all growers to take care to minimise the impacts of drift during this summer spraying season. “Farmers need to remind themselves that their actions may inadvertently affect their neighbours as well as the broader agricultural community,” Cowra grower and NFF Farming Systems Committee Chair Chris Groves said. “This […]
18 January 2018
Keeping rural, regional and remote Australians connected carries significant community benefit. Overall the NFF considers the ABC plays a positive role for regional Australians and the agricultural sector. NFF has since made a number of representations seeking to ensure there were no further cutbacks to regional services and that they remained a priority. Amending the […]
Tags: Farm Business
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will lead a 12-day reconnaissance mission to the Europe Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) next week to explore new market pathways for Australian agriculture and to strengthen ties in the region. NFF President Fiona Simson said the UK’s exit from the EU represented opportunities for Australian exports and […]
16 January 2018
Australian agriculture needs the Australian Government to reward effort, encourage regional entrepreneurship, provide a supportive regulatory environment and the critical infrastructure in both our regions and our cities that enable farmers to innovate, increase productivity and get their products to domestic and global markets. The NFF Pre-Budget Submission outlines 7 key ingredients and 60 detailed […]
Tags: Farm Business
11 January 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) met today for the first time with new Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Hon David Littleproud MP. NFF President Fiona Simson said the NFF was pleased to host Minister Littleproud at the Federation’s Canberra headquarters to discuss the priority issues for the sector. “As the peak body for Australian farming, […]
9 January 2018
The NFF supports harmonisation in meeting these objectives and stresses the need to improve efficiency of current structures, rather than create unnecessary and duplicative processes. The NFF welcomes the current Government’s commitment to the harmonisation of agvet training across Australia and is supportive of reforms that would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the current […]
Tags: Workforce
22 December 2017
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