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THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is playing the pivotal role of co-ordinating a key meeting of international farm groups in Indonesia today – ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of Trade Ministers – in a bid to kick-start trade reform in the wake of the global financial crisis. Co-hosting the farm leaders with Indonesia, the meeting is […]
7 June 2009
The NFF’s 5 June 2009 submission is the latest response to a series of rules being developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to enhance water charge regimes, and to ensure consistent pricing principles apply across the Murray-Darling Basin.
Tags: Environment
5 June 2009
The NFF’s 29 May 2009 submission highlights the unique knowledge and contribution landholders make to the effective management of Australia’s biodiversity. The past and current efforts of farmers, particular the voluntary efforts to retain and re-establish native vegetation, should be acknowledged, while also planning for the next decade of biodiversity management.
Tags: Environment
29 May 2009
AS THE world stumbles further towards protectionism – the United States’ (US) announcement of dairy subsidies the latest misstep – the issues affecting Australia’s ability to trade agricultural commodities on the world stage will be high on the agenda at the ‘Innovation Generation Conference’ being held in Tamworth over 7-9 July 2009. “The US announcement […]
25 May 2009
THE growing sense of optimism on global markets, highlighted last month, continued through April. Notably, the most recent sharp sell-off in global equities has been reversed, with markets returning to levels prevailing last November. The risk of another calamitous event – like the Lehman Brothers collapse of last September – has receded. Government actions to […]
13 May 2009
Statement by NFF Vice-President Charles Burke THE current economic slowdown shines a bright light on how fundamental our farm sector is to our economy. People often take agriculture for granted, especially in the good times. But our farm sector is the backbone of the national economy because it’s always there, through the ups and downs. […]
12 May 2009
Statement by Charles Burke, NFF Vice-President The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is angry and disillusioned about today’s revelation that the Rudd Government will cut research and development (R&D) in griculture, including in the area of climate change research. The NFF was crystal clear in its pre-budget submission: “agricultural R&D investment is at critically low levels […]
6 May 2009
“FARMERS are relieved the Federal Government will defer introducing its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) for 12 months and wind-back its first year fixed carbon price, however, the CPRS could still devastate the farm sector,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Acting President Charles Burke said. “With Australia representing a paltry 1.3% of global emissions, and Australian […]
4 May 2009
The NFF’s 1 May 2009 submission is the latest response to a series of rules being developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to enhance water market and trading regimes. This submission was requested by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, with the final rules to be included in the Basin Plan.
Tags: Environment
1 May 2009
IN THE wake of today’s failure by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to progress the Federal Government’s ‘Water for the Future’ plan, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on the Federal Government to now take control of the national water reform agenda. “The states have proven, yet again, that they are incapable of […]
30 April 2009
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