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Eight months after the Farm Finance package was first announced by the former Government, today the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has confirmed that farmers in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will soon be able to access concessional loans. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the long-awaited news, and has called […]
4 December 2013
The NFF’s submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) outlines the farm sectors views upon privacy in the digital era.
Tags: Farm Business
3 December 2013
With the House of Representatives passing the carbon tax repeal bill, it is now up to the Senate to finish the job when the bills are introduced this week, says the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). Chair of the NFF Sustainability Committee, Gerald Leach, said that the NFF has not supported the carbon tax due to […]
2 December 2013
The NFF’s 2013 submission to the National Commission of Audit outlines the farm sectors view on government roles and responsibilities, and the need for measures that improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of government services and policy delivery.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
29 November 2013
The NFF’s 29 November 2013 submission to the Climate Change Authority Reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions-targets and progress review draft report makes a number of comments on the draft report. The submission recommends that the Authority’s final report correctly report agriculture’s net emissions. The NFF also provides several suggestions for consideration by the Authority as […]
Tags: Environment
Australia’s peak national farm advocacy body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), based in Canberra, is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the role of Manager, Public Affairs. The NFF represents farmers, and more broadly, agriculture across Australia. Reporting to the CEO, the Manager, Public Affairs works closely with the NFF’s senior executive team, including […]
22 November 2013
The members of Australia’s peak farm body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), have today elected Queensland grazier Brent Finlay as the NFF’s 12th President, taking the reins from outgoing President Duncan Fraser. Mr Finlay, of the Traprock region in south east Queensland, has more than 25 years’ experience in agriculture through his family’s farming business, […]
18 November 2013
Elections for all Board Directors of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have taken place at the NFF’s annual AGM and Members’ Council meeting in Canberra today. Following the election of Brent Finlay to the position of NFF President, Queensland beef producer, Christine Rolfe, has today been elected as NFF Vice-President. Ms Rolfe, of Springsure, is […]
In its first item of business for the 44th Parliament, the Federal Government is today introducing legislation to repeal the carbon tax – a move welcomed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). NFF President Duncan Fraser said that the NFF does not support the carbon tax as a means of reducing greenhouse emissions as it […]
13 November 2013
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Australian Farm Institute’s (AFI’s) research into effective advocacy in Australian agriculture, the draft findings of which were presented at a workshop in Sydney today. NFF CEO Matt Linnegar has worked closely with the AFI in the development of the research, and welcomed the increased focus on the […]
8 November 2013
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