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DESPITE a new Productivity Commission (PC) report backing the strengths of Australia’s Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC) system, new Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig will need to head off savage cuts to research and development. “Earlier this week Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced at the UN General Assembly that “across our entire overseas development assistance […]
24 September 2010
AUSTRALIAN farmers are urging new Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson to hit the ground running by ramping up negotiations in north Asia and, first up, securing an agreement with Korea by early next year. “There’s a big chance we can nail agreements with both Korea and Japan in the short-term, while China will be a […]
22 September 2010
The NFF’s 10 September 2010 submission maintains that the pricing of transport, including road and rail, should be transparent to ensure that farmers are able to make informed decisions about how to transport their produce in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
Tags: Farm Business
10 September 2010
JOHN, Bryan and Terry Granshaw – third generation canegrowers from Dalbeg in Queensland – have taken out the prestigious Sustainability Award under the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) 2010 Innovation in Agriculture Awards, announced last night at a gala ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne attended by over 200 guests. The aim of the Sustainability […]
7 September 2010
PHIL and Lynda Snowden from Tocumwal in NSW have won the prestigious New Technology Award under the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) 2010 Innovation in Agriculture Awards, announced last night at a gala ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne attended by over 200 guests. The aim of the New Technology Award is to recognise those […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Annual Review 2009-10 provides an in-depth rundown on the peak farm body’s key activities, policy agenda and lobbying and advocacy priorities over the past 12 months. It includes feature articles on key initiatives, as well as reports by NFF President David Crombie, NFF CEO Ben Fargher and reports by each […]
6 September 2010
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) regrets to advise that Federal Water Minister Penny Wong and her shadow, Senator Barnaby Joyce, have elected to withdraw from a major debate on water policy at the NFF’s 2010 National Congress in Melbourne next Tuesday. “Both politicians have cited the current uncertainty as to who will form government as […]
31 August 2010
WITH three regional Independent MPs thrust into the role of deciding the next federal government, agricultural policies will be forefront in the minds of all political parties. Whichever way the cards fall over the days and weeks ahead, farming issues and policies will be under intense scrutiny. The timing couldn’t be more critical for all […]
23 August 2010
“THERE will be no new investments or priorities for Australia’s $137 billion-a-year farm sector under a Gillard Government,” is National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie’s assessment of the Government’s Agricultural Policy released today. “Today’s media release from Agriculture Minister Tony Burke is not so much a policy as a summary statement with a rehash […]
18 August 2010
“TODAY’S announcement by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of an extra $300 million for on-farm works is a positive new investment in water-saving infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared. “The NFF has consistently called on the Government to accelerate delivery of water infrastructure projects to keep pace with its […]
11 August 2010
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