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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for greater transparency around investments made by foreign interests in Australian agricultural land and water. NFF President Jock Laurie says the NFF’s position, determined by the NFF members in an out of session meeting last week, supported increased monitoring of foreign investments in Australian agriculture to inform future […]
23 April 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has supported the commitments made by the Federal Government and now the Opposition to reduce the amount of environmental regulation for businesses, including farm businesses. NFF President Jock Laurie welcomed the announcement made by the Opposition today and the decision made through COAG last week, saying any move to reduce […]
20 April 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement that the reinvigorated National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC), chaired by Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh, will focus on skills and labour shortages in agriculture as well as continue its work on drought policy reform. NFF President Jock Laurie says the new direction of NRAC, […]
The NFF’s 20 April 2012 submission to the Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan identifies a number of vital principles for wildlife corridors: including the need for any involvement in the draft Plan and corridor activities to remain voluntary; clarification re how the Plan will interact with local, regional and state planning and native vegetation regimes; […]
Tags: Environment
The April Agribusiness Loan Monitor, released today by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), has found that two banks have moved agribusiness interest rates despite the official cash rate remaining unchanged. Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates steady at 4.25 percent for the fourth consecutive month, but the Monitor shows NAB Agribusiness overdraft […]
18 April 2012
The NFF’s 17 April 2012 submission to the EPBC Act Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 outlines the concern by communities and farmers regarding potential impacts to land use, water, fracking, well integrity and the fracking or geogenic chemicals and the efforts by the Government, […]
Tags: Environment
17 April 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will this week attend six farming and agriculture, water and natural resource management conferences across three states. NFF President Jock Laurie will be in Melbourne, VIC, on the morning of Wednesday 18 April for the National and Global Food Security Roundtable hosted by the Global Foundation, followed by the Blueprint […]
16 April 2012
On the day the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has made its submission to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) on the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan, an independent economic report has found that the Authority’s modelling on the impacts of the Basin Plan is seriously flawed. The report, undertaken by Independent Economics on behalf of a group […]
The NFF’s 16 April 2012 submission to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority regarding the proposed Basin Plan outlines the key concerns of the NFF and its members, particularly the lack of balance in the proposed Plan regarding the needs of the Basin’s economy, community and environment.
Tags: Environment
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has expressed its disappointment at agriculture being excluded from the Australian Government’s inaugural Business Advisory Forum, held in Canberra today. NFF President Jock Laurie said while the bulk grain handling and storage sector was invited to the table, the wider agricultural industry was a notable omission. “Today’s forum focuses on […]
12 April 2012
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