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THE European Union’s decision to scrap their dairy export subsidies has been a welcome lift for Australian dairy producers, allowing them to gain some relief through a 13.1% lift in the global dairy price during November. On the back of this price lift, the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index gained 2.6% during the month, despite the continued […]
17 December 2009
The NFF’s 4 December 2009 submission on the National Water Initiative outlines the need for a consistent approach to water planning and management across all jurisdictions to ensure competitive neutrality and minimise the potential for negative impacts to water trade and markets.
Tags: Environment
4 December 2009
Joint Statement by the National Farmers’ Federation, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group, and the Business Council of Australia AUSTRALIA’S peak worker and business organisations have today made a united call on the Senate to pass legislation allowing the creation of a single […]
27 November 2009
Statement by NFF President Mr David Crombie The NFF Members’ Council has convened to consider the amendments to the CPRS legislation as they relate specifically to the treatment of agriculture. Excluding the direct emissions from agriculture under the CPRS cap, providing assistance to agricultural processors, additional R&D for agricultural abatement and committing to a carbon […]
25 November 2009
WHILE much of the focus in recent years has centred on strengthening demand for food commodities, much less has been said about the fibres that have an equally positive story to tell. According to the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index global prices for cotton and wool during the last six months have escalated by 4.9% and 18% […]
18 November 2009
RESPONDING formally to Minister Wong’s announcement yesterday that agriculture would not be covered under the CPRS, but farmers would able to be part of the solution through alternate means, NFF President David Crombie said NFF was “very encouraged” and looked forward to further discussion on the details. “This is a victory for common sense. Credit […]
16 November 2009
TODAY’S official Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike of 0.25% will be a bitter pill for Australian families, made all the harder to swallow for mortgagees and small businesses should the banks be over-zealous in passing on the full rise to customers, according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). “With the RBA taking […]
3 November 2009
FROM today, the Pastoralists’ Association of West Darling (PAWD) is the newest addition to the swelling ranks of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) – officially joining the peak farm body as an Associate Member. Under its new membership structure, which came into effect on 1 July 2009, the NFF has expanded its representational approach beyond […]
2 November 2009
The NFF’s 23 October 2009 submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Water Trading Rules Position Paper.
Tags: Environment
23 October 2009
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the Corporate Agricultural Group (CAG) as its newest Associate Member. CAG is an unincorporated group whose members include Auscott Ltd, Twynam Pty Ltd, Australian Food and Fibre Ltd, PrimeAg Australia Ltd, Paraway Pastoral Fund, Wyalong Rural Investments, Warakirri Agricultural Trusts and Clyde Agriculture Pty Ltd. Under the NFF’s […]
21 October 2009
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