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A report into the future food needs of Australia has failed to acknowledge the ongoing work by Australia’s farmers in ensuring an environmentally sustainable supply of fresh and nutritious food, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today said. NFF President Jock Laurie said that farmers had made enormous gains in both productivity and environmental management […]
16 February 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister that two satellites will be built to deliver high speed broadband to regional and remote Australia. NFF President Jock Laurie said that this is a very positive move and demonstrates that the Government is listening to NFF’s concerns about regional communities being […]
8 February 2012
The NFF’s 8 February 2012 submission to the inquiry highlights the importance of Australia’s overseas representation and urges the Government to provide additional technical capacity through a greater presence of technical specialists in overseas posts in response to a growing need to resolve technical market access issues.
All Australians with an interest in or involvement with Australian agriculture are invited to have their say on the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the farm sector. From this week, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will be collecting the views of Australia’s 140,000 farmers and the wider supply chain in order to develop the Blueprint […]
7 February 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister that disaster relief payments will be available to flood affected families. NFF President Jock Laurie said the floods have caused widespread damage to communities and farming land, with summer crops completely destroyed in some areas in NSW and Queensland. “Farmers in […]
6 February 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on Coles to demonstrate how its latest campaign slashing the price of fresh fruit and vegetables is not going to impact on the farm gate prices for Australia’s food growers. NFF President Jock Laurie said that on the day the UN has released its latest report, warning of […]
31 January 2012
With some 100,000 jobs currently available in agriculture, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will this week convene an Industry Roundtable on the issues of education, skills and labour shortages. NFF President Jock Laurie says the Roundtable, which will see 50 industry, government and education representatives come together in Canberra on Friday, aims to find practical […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today has welcomed the appointment by the Australian Government of six experts to the interim Independent Scientific Committee to advise on the impacts of large coal mining and coal seam gas extraction on agricultural and environmental resources. “The concern from many in the agricultural sector of the long term impacts […]
27 January 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has praised the comments made by the Governor-General, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO in her Australia Day National Broadcast, where she highlighted vital role farmers play in Australian society. The Governor-General suggested that farmers are the “life force of our nation” delivering not only the food and fibre […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on all farmers and rural employers to have their say on the impact of Australia’s employment laws on their businesses. Chair of the NFF Workplace Relations Committee, Charles Armstrong, says the independent reviews of both the Fair Work Act and the Modern Awards give employers their first opportunity […]
24 January 2012
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