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Australia’s farm sector is on track for best-ever results with agricultural production forecast to tally a record $63.8 billion in 2016–2017. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES) released the figures today in its March 2017 Commodity Report. The forecast also projects the average farm cash income to be $216,000 per […]
7 March 2017
The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO today announced that $96.5 million would be invested in three new agriculture-related Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) over the next 10 years. CRCs announced today include the: CRC for High Performance Soils; CRC for Honey Bee Products; and, Food Agility CRC. The National […]
The National Electricity Market is not working for Australian farmers and needs serious reform. The NFF recognises that Australia’s generation mix needs to change as existing infrastructure assets reach the end of their useful lives and to meet emissions reduction targets. The entire Australian community relies on secure, affordable access to electricity and other forms […]
Tags: Environment
6 March 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation has declared its support for the Federal Nationals #getoutofthecity initiative designed to strengthen regional towns and their communities. Announced yesterday by Nationals Leader Hon Barnaby Joyce MP the initiative centres on the relocation of Government agencies to regional areas to create jobs and provide financial injections to rural economies. “There are […]
3 March 2017
It’s official. Australia’s farming sector is powering our nation’s economy. Statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday revealed that agricultural sector growth of 0.2 percentage points had contributed to an overall expansion of 2.4 per cent in Australia’s gross domestic product. National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said the figures came as […]
2 March 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the common-sense approach to enterprise agreements taken in the Government’s Fair Work Bill which was introduced to Parliament yesterday. The new bill aims to simplify the approval process for enterprise agreements and do away with the four-yearly modern award review requirement. NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said up until […]
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the imminent release of the first new biological control for rabbits in 20 years. Today the RHDV-OK5 (K5) strain of calicivirus will be released across the nation in a bid to combat farming’s number one pest. Federal, state and territory governments will oversee the distribution of the virus at […]
1 March 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation will not support the implementation of draconian penalties for admin errors and the stripping away of the right to silence as proposed in the Vulnerable Workers Bill which was introduced to Parliament today. Chief Executive Tony Mahar said by and large the Bill proposed valuable new protections for employees however several […]
The NFF firmly advocates that farmers should retain the opportunity to adopt the method of production best suited to their business needs, be that conventional, organic, GM or any combination of these methods. The NFF recommends to revise the current National Standards in organic farming and to replace zero tolerance of genetically-modified organism (GMO) presence […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
28 February 2017
The National Union of Workers (NUW) is threatening to restrict Australian fruit and vegetable farmers from trading with major supermarkets as part of its turf war with the Australian Workers Union. In an editorial published on farmonline today National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson has exposed the ‘arrogant’ tactics of the NUW in holding farm […]
27 February 2017
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