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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed Farmers for Climate Action as an Associate Member of Australia’s national peak agriculture body. NFF President Brent Finlay said that joining forces will strengthen the agriculture and farm sector’s advocacy and influence on policy measures needed to help the sector adapt to a changing climate and respond […]
23 November 2016
The NFF submission welcomes the ACCC’s interest in increasing competition in the Cattle and Beef Market. However, it also highlights that it is crucial to fully understand industry practices and to further consult with relevant industry bodies.
A delegation of farmers and growers are travelling to Canberra tomorrow to bring the realities of the ongoing backpacker tax uncertainty to MPs and Senators, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Tony Mahar said today. The eight farmers will descend on Parliament on Monday despite a lack of interest from key […]
20 November 2016
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 6AM 16 NOVEMBER 2016 The development of practical materials to improve worker health and safety in shearing sheds, including how to tackle alcohol abuse and drugs such as ‘ice’, will now be developed following the formation of a wool industry Stakeholder Reference Group. The Group, comprising the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), the […]
16 November 2016
Driving a vision and culture of zero tolerance of overseas worker exploitation in the horticulture sector will be the key focus of a roundtable meeting to take place in mid-December, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Tony Mahar announced today. “Compliance with Australia’s tough workplace laws is important but more is […]
The NFF’s submission supports the COAG’s efforts to ensure that the administration, usage and recording of agvet chemicals are nationally consistent. However, the NFF believes that key to a successful COAG review of the national chemical regulation framework is close industry engagement and the establishment of practical working groups that involve industry representatives with expertise […]
Tags: Farm Business
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Water Taskforce Chair, Les Gordon has welcomed the announcement that the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) will conduct detailed community scale analysis on the impact of the Basin Plan in southern basin communities. The MDBA’s commitment follows similar work that they have undertaken as part of the Northern Basin Review, […]
15 November 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation Chief Executive Officer, Tony Mahar is joining with other major exporting nations such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada and New Zealand today to lead a fresh pitch for major agricultural trade reform during a meeting of the Cairns Group Farm Leaders in Geneva. The Cairns Group Farm Leaders – a global coalition […]
11 November 2016
Next week’s parliamentary hiatus should be used by all politicians to turn politics into statesmanship and find a fix to the backpacker tax mess, the President of the National Farmers’ Federation, Brent Finlay said. “The political antics this week have done nothing to instil confidence that the parliamentary process wants to fix the backpacker tax. […]
10 November 2016
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Water Taskforce Chair, Les Gordon, has today congratulated the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, and his shadow counterpart the Hon Tony Burke MP on their spirit of bipartisanship with both the Coalition and the Labor Party supporting changes to the Water […]
9 November 2016
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