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President of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Brent Finlay, will join with Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce MP, and other business and industry representatives, on a week-long trip to China, to further strengthen Australia’s ties with its largest trading partner. Mr Finlay said Australia’s relationship with China has always been important to the agricultural sector […]
11 September 2014
A new report, released today by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison MP, confirms what the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long been saying: that reform of the 457 visa programme is a key mechanism to address the skills shortage in rural and regional Australia. Overseas workers play a small but important […]
10 September 2014
The NFF 7 September 2014 Industry Skills Fund submission to the Department of Industry outlines that industry training must be simple and easy to access, preferably in a one-stop shop format and without undue red tape.
Tags: Workforce
8 September 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) recommendation that Australia ratify the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) – an agreement that could deliver millions of dollars in additional export value to the Australian economy. NFF President Brent Finlay said the deal recognises agriculture as one of the […]
4 September 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on the Senate to pass legislation to end the duplication between State and Federal native vegetation management laws. NFF President Brent Finlay said the NFF has long advocated for improvements to the complex national environmental law—the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). “The Government’s proposed […]
Early bird registrations are now open for Australia’s leading agricultural event, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) 2014 National Congress, to be held in Canberra on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 October 2014. The Congress is one of the industry’s largest gatherings, bringing together over 350 representatives from government, industry and the wider agricultural supply chain […]
27 August 2014
The NFF 22 August 2014 Submission says that agriculture would benefit from a meaningful structure to create policies and actions designed to prevent the incursions of new species, and assist stamping out species considered eradicable. A holistic approach, as against the current ‘often piecemeal’ method of dealing with incursions, is strongly preferred and would complement […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
22 August 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will today host its third Blueprint for Australian Agriculture forum, bringing together over 100 organisations across the supply chain to pursue the collective priorities for Australian agriculture. Federal Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce MP confirmed the Blueprint will complement the Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper: cementing its importance as a […]
19 August 2014
Agricultural infrastructure will be the focus of a forum in Canberra today where key stakeholders from across the sector have joined with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) to discuss the priorities that must be addressed to ensure ongoing efficiencies in the agribusiness industry. NFF President Brent Finlay said ‘the […]
18 August 2014
The NFF’s August 2014 submission highlights the important role played by the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS), yet also recognises that improvements to the program may be required in order to optimise outcomes for the farming community.
Tags: Farm Business
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