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An independent audit into the Federal Government’s compliance with the Basin Plan 2012 and water resource plans has exposed significant shortcomings in its systems and processes, according to the National Farmers’ Federation. NFF Water Committee Chair Malcolm Holm said the audit into the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water’s (DCCEEW) confirmed concerns […]
10 months ago
Updates to FullCAM must be undertaken in a manner that does not compromise existing projects (i.e., grandfathering mechanism). Standard grandfathering arrangements for FullCAM models must be retained. Removal of such arrangements will impact long-term investment certainty as existing projects will be required to switch to the up-to-date version without any transitional arrangements provided to support […]
Tags: Environment
10 months ago
The NFF recognises the potential of genetic modification (GM) and particularly new breeding techniques (NBTs) as a valuable tool within agricultural production systems. The NFF welcomes the FSANZ proposal to modernise Australia’s genetic technology regulations and bring Australia into line with the growing international market. Australian farmers are well-placed to reap the benefits of genetic […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
10 months ago
We acknowledge and sympathise with the farmers and families that were featured in Landline’s program on Sunday 1 September. It is absolutely critical that the products farmers use are safe for humans and the environment. Australian farmers put their faith in the Australia’s independent and science-based regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA), […]
10 months ago
Today more than 2,000 farmers and their supporters stood on the lawns in front of Parliament House in Canberra to send a powerful message to the people who determine the policies that impact farmers’ livelihoods. They told them, farmers do not feel like they’re being listened to, that their voices are being drowned out by […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare, Farm Business, horticulture, Natural Resource Management, Trade and Economic, Workforce
10 months ago
The release of the Climate Change Authority Sector Pathways (CCASP) report today provides a timely reflection on the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Australia’s transition to net zero. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke welcomed the report as a balanced and detailed document that reinforces the realities previously highlighted by the sector: net zero […]
Tags: Natural Resource Management
10 months ago
Farmers and supporters are being urged to get ready to make history in Canberra at the National Farmer Rally next week. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said this time next week he looked forwarded to joining thousands in the nation’s capital to stand up for the future of Australian agriculture. “This is a pivotal […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare, Farm Business, Natural Resource Management, Trade and Economic, Workforce
10 months ago
The NFF’s 2030 Roadmap released in 2018 outlined a vision to halve food waste by 2030. In pursuing this metric, the NFF has worked closely with Foodbank as well as identifying key policy levers that can take the industry there. Among other things, this includes exploring tax incentives that fairly recognises food donations across the […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
11 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation congratulates immediate past President Fiona Simson on her appointment to the new statutory Nature Repair Committee. NFF President David Jochinke said the committee was key to advising the Minister for the Environment and Water on the new natural capital market that will allow farmers to invest more to improving biodiversity. “Fiona […]
11 months ago
The NFF Horticulture Council has today reaffirmed its call for tighter government controls on supermarket trading practices as annual profits are reported by the major listed companies. Council chair, Jolyon Burnett said the results would speak for themselves, and that not even a cost-of-living crisis had dampened the supermarket drive for profits above all else. […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
11 months ago
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