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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the release of draft legislation by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, designed to prevent further red tape around the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals on Australian farms. NFF CEO Matt Linnegar thanked the Minister for his comments – including the need for the Government to listen […]
19 December 2013
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed today’s decision by the House of Representatives to disallow the listing of the Murray River and Macquarie Marshes communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation (EPBC) Act. NFF CEO Matt Linnegar said today’s outcome is a common sense decision that will reduce the amount of unnecessary green […]
11 December 2013
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will this week host its second Blueprint for Australian Agriculture forum, bringing together 130 key industry leaders and decision makers to progress the Blueprint, making key decisions for the future of the agricultural sector and its supply chain. The Forum comes following yesterday’s announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby […]
10 December 2013
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that Australia is set to sign the free trade agreement with Korea – providing millions of dollars in export value to Australian farmers, including those in the red meat, grains, dairy, sugar, pork and horticulture sectors. NFF President Brent Finlay said the deal […]
5 December 2013
Ensuring agriculture remains the key priority in trade is the focus for the Cairns Group Farm Leaders, following a meeting in Indonesia this week. The meeting, held in parallel with the 9th World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, was chaired by National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Brent Finlay. Mr Finlay said despite […]
4 December 2013
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 […]
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 & 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
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