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NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Jock Laurie has announced the appointment of Mr Matt Linnegar (pictured) as the new CEO of Australia’s peak farm body. Mr Linnegar, 40, comes to the NFF after 17 years in agricultural representation. Most recently he has been General Manager – Corporate and Customer Operations with Murrumbidgee Irrigation. Prior to […]
28 January 2011
WHILE political debate rages over a levy to partially fund the Federal Government’s $5.6 billion flood recovery plan, Australian farmers are fixed on replacing, and improving on, the critical infrastructure destroyed during this unprecedented crisis. “A levy may be a hot topic in Canberra but, ultimately, the Government is responsible for getting the rebuilding job […]
27 January 2011
ALTHOUGH unknowns remain under the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI), the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) says it is optimistic any kinks can be ironed out well before the final legislation enters Parliament. “We’re cautious but broadly supportive of the concept and intent of the Carbon Farming Initiative,” NFF President Jock Laurie explained. “There are […]
24 January 2011
The NFF’s 24 January 2011 submission on the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative, outlines the need for greater flexibility to realise farming’s full offset potential and the need for costs and processes to be streamlined.
Tags: Environment
The NFF’s 20 January 2011 submission to the National Water Initiative 2011 Biennial Assessment Progress in Implementation Discussion Paper focuses on national water reform (including the Murray-Darling Basin), as well as addressing discussion paper questions.
Tags: Environment
20 January 2011
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has released Farm Facts 2011. Farm Facts is published each year as a compendium of useful and authoritative facts and figures about Australian agriculture, based on fully attributed data from independent sources. Headline data from the 2011 publication reveals: * There are 135,996 farms in Australia. Farmers occupy and manage […]
10 January 2011
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Jock Laurie, having surveyed flood-affected regions in Queensland this week, is encouraging farmers, their families and people living in regional areas to seek assistance in dealing with the social impact of the devastating floods. “I have just returned from a tour of Queensland to see the devastation in that State […]
7 January 2011
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Jock Laurie is calling on members of a Senate Inquiry to use the Christmas break to rethink water policy and adopt a far more holistic approach to shoring up the needs of farmers, regional communities and the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin. In lodging the NFF’s submission with the Senate […]
22 December 2010
The NFF’s 22 December 2010 submission to the Inquiry into the Management of the Murray-Darling Basin calls for a more holistic view of water reform and the need to back this up with major infrastructure – on-farm irrigation systems and environmental infrastructure – as well as bolstering research and development.
Tags: Environment
Christmas Message from Jock Laurie President National Farmers’ Federation THIS is a land of extremes. Our folklore tells of a harsh landscape and the extraordinary people who make it work. The resilience of our farmers and rural communities is legendary for a reason. They’re tough. Year in, year out they roll up their sleeves and […]
20 December 2010
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