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“TODAY’S announcement of a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA’s) ‘Guide to the Basin Plan’ is a welcomed circuit-breaker,” National Farmers’ Federation President David Crombie said. “While in of itself it does nothing to ease the distress caused by the savage and unworkable cuts floated in the Guide, it does make good on […]
14 October 2010
NEW analysis by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) exposes the savage reality of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA’s) guide to the Basin Plan, with proposed cuts to water for food production slashing deeper than the Authority is letting on. “Having crunched the numbers over the last few days, the actual amount of water available for […]
13 October 2010
“DESPITE the ‘softening up’ of yesterday’s leaks, today’s numbers are worse than anyone expected and the Federal Government must intervene to resurrect public confidence,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared following the release of the guide to the Basin Plan today. “If the bureaucrats at the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) get their way […]
8 October 2010
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) drew a line in the sand for the federal government and its Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), releasing a blueprint for what the guide to the Basin Plan must contain come Friday. The Basin Plan: what it needs to address, an Issues Paper released today by the NFF (downloadable below), […]
5 October 2010
“FOOD production must be paramount in any bid to sustainably manage water in the Murray-Darling Basin,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today – just 9 days before the rationale underpinning the Basin Plan is released. According to the facts on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) website, the Basin: * covers over 1 […]
29 September 2010
WITH Tony Burke taking over the Water portfolio ahead of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) releasing its much-anticipated guide to the draft Basin Plan on 8 October, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) expects his experience as Agriculture Minister to be a key factor in the Government’s policy response. “It was alarming during the election campaign […]
27 September 2010
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
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