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The NFF’s 20 December 2010 submission to the Inquiry into the Impact of the Murray-Darling Basin in Regional Australia argues that environmental assets in the Basin can be maintained using less water through improvements to infrastructure and wetland management.
Tags: Environment
20 December 2010
“IN the wake of the Bamford High Court decision in March 2010, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) raised serious concerns about farmers being caught up in unintended red tape and denied access to normal trust provisions,” NFF CEO Ben Fargher explained today. “Overnight, the government announced that new legislation will be introduced next year to […]
17 December 2010
A DETAILED 90-page post-mortem on the Guide to the Basin Plan, released by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today, exposes multiple flaws in the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s assumptions, methodologies and draft proposals. “Not only have we identified fatal defects in the Guide, but we have launched a new blueprint for salvaging the reform agenda,” NFF […]
The NFF’s 17 December 2010 response to the Guide to the Basin Plan exposes detailed faults in the assumptions, methodologies and proposals underpinning the Plan’s development.
Tags: Environment
The NFF’s 16 December 2010 submission to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry outlines the NFF’s position on the National Regulatory Framework on agricultural and veterinary chemicals and its implications for farmers.
Tags: Farm Business
16 December 2010
The NFF’s 15 December 2010 submission to the National Transport Commission raises vital efficiencies that have been generated within farm production to maintain international competitiveness, which are currently constrained by inefficiencies in related sectors, such as transport.
Tags: Farm Business
15 December 2010
“CONSUMERS – including farmers and other small business operators – need to be able to compare ‘apples with apples’ when it comes to banking products, loan rates and portability options when considering switching banks,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Jock Laurie said today. “In the New Year we will launch a new publication, the NFF Agribusiness […]
14 December 2010
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has thrown its weight behind a fresh push by Federal Trade Minister Dr Craig Emerson to “dispense with the bargaining-chip-approach” to trade deals, as outlined in his trade policy speech at the Lowy Institute in Sydney today. “Farmers are impressed by the vigor Dr Emerson has brought to the Trade […]
10 December 2010
“WITHOUT farmers the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a pipedream,” came the blunt warning from National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Jock Laurie today. “It isn’t well understood but irrigated agriculture accounts for just 35% of water-use in the Basin – with 57% already going to the environment and around 8% for town water and other uses. […]
6 December 2010
AUSTRALIA’S modest national seasonally adjusted growth of 0.2% over the September quarter is a reminder of the farm sector’s fundamental importance to our economy, with agricultural growth soaring 21.5% over the quarter. “If not for the farm economy, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan would be playing down the Australian economy’s lapse into negative territory today,” National […]
1 December 2010
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