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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
The NFF’s 7 November 2013 submission to the Australian National Audit Office on the Performance Audit of Managing compliance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Conditions of Approval highlighted the difficulty in communicating the EPBC Act to farmers and therefore jeopardising compliance. The NFF has repeatedly called for a better […]
Tags: Environment
7 November 2013
“The announcement today by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, in relation to the reallocation of Farm Finance concessional loan funds demonstrates that the Federal Government needs to improve its commitment to agriculture,” NFF President, Duncan Fraser, said today. “The NFF has for some time called for a reprioritisation of agriculture on the national agenda. […]
6 November 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has today kept interest rates on hold at 2.5 percent for the third consecutive month, following the August rate cut that saw rates reduced to their 53 year low. The RBA decision comes as the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) releases its Agribusiness Loan Monitor for October, which shows all […]
5 November 2013
Two years after a report released by RIRDC showed that current funding in Australia’s transport infrastructure was inadequate, a new report, released today by ABARES, confirms what the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long been saying: that agricultural infrastructure is going to come under increased pressure as farm productivity grows. The report, Infrastructure and Australia’s […]
This week, the peak national representative bodies of two of the world’s key agricultural countries, Australia and Japan, will come together in Canberra to discuss the big issues facing farmers and the wider agricultural sector. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will host a visit from the Central Union of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu), the […]
4 November 2013
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