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The NFF’s 24 Feb 2012 submission to Telstra’s draft Regional and Rural Presence Plan seeks to ensure that Australian farmers have equal access to telecommunication services and upgrades to these services. The NFF believes access to communication technologies is a fundamental requirement for modern businesses, including agricultural businesses.
Tags: Farm Business
24 February 2012
The NFF’s 24 Feb 2012 submission regarding the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 seeks to ensure that any changes to the legislation undergo a comprehensive evaluation, focusing on the impact of the changes to chemical availability and cost and the diversity of chemicals on the market.
Tags: Farm Business
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for a greater focus on investment to improve water savings in the Murray-Darling Basin, after the Government today announced a water purchase program for the southern end of the system. NFF President Jock Laurie says that water purchases should be the option of last resort from the Government, […]
23 February 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today released the February NFF Agribusiness Loan Monitor – the first for 2012 – which shows that all financial institutions in the Monitor, bar one, have reduced their agribusiness rates in the last two months. BananaCoast Credit Union, Bendigo Bank and Suncorp have all reduced their term rates by […]
21 February 2012
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed on board a new major partner in the Blueprint for Australian Agriculture: Woolworths. NFF President Jock Laurie said that this will ensure the Blueprint accurately captures the issues, challenges, opportunities and risks facing the entire agricultural supply chain in the long term: from farm to fork. “The […]
20 February 2012
The NFF’s 17 February 2012 submission to the Fair Work Act Review Panel makes ten recommendations, based on the understanding that economic prosperity and growth requires fairness and security in the workplace.
Tags: Workforce
17 February 2012
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
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