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The livestock industry welcomes the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig’s announcement that the Australian Government has lifted the suspension on the live cattle trade to Indonesia, under new conditions that will assure the welfare of Australian cattle throughout the supply chain. While this is an important first step for cattle […]
6 July 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today reiterated the major concern by farmers over the future taxation of fuel used by agriculture and the supply chain. NFF President Jock Laurie says that rather than provide assurances to farmers, the Government’s announcement that fuel for families, retirees and small businesses will be exempt from the carbon […]
5 July 2011
An opinion piece by NFF President Jock Laurie appears in today’s Australian, providing clarity around the foreign investment debate and the need to separate it from issues around mining v agriculture. While foreign investment has traditionally been positive for Australian agriculture, in the wake of the ‘other GFC’, the global food crisis, the motives of […]
4 July 2011
The Government’s announcement that petrol will be excluded from the proposed carbon tax has offered little relief for Australian cattle growers, with a lack of clarity about whether agricultural fuel will be taxed. If fuel used in agricultural production is included, the tax will slug beef producers with an extra $7,000 in costs every year, […]
NFF President Jock Laurie and his family hosted a city family on their farm at Walcha in North West NSW for FarmDay 2011. Concord residents Mark and Rachel Batkin and their children, Amy, 12, and Nathan, 9, spent a weekend with the Laurie family, learning about life on the land as part of the FarmDay […]
3 July 2011
Australian cotton farming families will still face a 5.5 percent cut to their farm net income following the imposition of a carbon tax, despite the Government’s claim that agriculture will be excluded. Independent research produced by the Australian Farm Institute for Cotton Australia and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), modelled the impact of an economy-wide […]
1 July 2011
The NFF’s 30 June 2011 supplementary submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin: Mining Coal Seam Gas summarises the NFF’s key issues regarding the impacts of mining and coal seam gas on the Murray-Darling Basin. This Submission also makes a number of suggestions to resolve some of the key issues relating to communication, […]
Tags: Environment
30 June 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the release of the issues paper into the National Food Plan as a step towards securing a sustainable food supply chain system. “The NFF has been actively working on the issues of food scarcity and food security for many years, and we welcome the opportunity to contribute to the […]
24 June 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Australian livestock industry are committed to working with the Government to improve animal welfare standards in live exports and resume trade to the Indonesian market as soon as possible. While all livestock producers agree that measures must be put in place to ensure that Australian livestock are treated […]
23 June 2011
Today’s anti-dumping announcement is good news for Australian farmers, says the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), as it will ensure the system will become more efficient and transparent. Chair of the NFF Trade Committee, David Crombie, says that Australian farmers depend on a rigorous anti-dumping system so they can continue to compete on a level playing […]
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