The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is the peak national body representing farmers and, more broadly, agriculture across Australia. It is one of Australia’s foremost and respected advocacy organisations. Since its inception in 1979, the NFF has earned a reputation as a leader in the identification, development and achievement of policy outcomes – championing issues affecting farmers and dedicated to the advancement of Australian agriculture.
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The NFF’s 13 August 2009 submission to the Western Australian Government’s review of the Genetically Modified Free Areas Act 2003, expresses concerns about the impact of the Act on the profitability and competitiveness of farmers in Western Australia.
Tags: Economics & Farm Business
13 August 2009
The NFF’s 10 August 2009 submission seeks a streamlining of Australia’s environmental law across all jurisdictions. Any changes to the EPBC Act must be based on credible and substantial justification for change.
Tags: Environment & Climate Change
12 August 2009
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) declared that international developments have overtaken the Australian Government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) as far as agriculture in concerned, petitioning key Ministers to “carve agriculture’s direct emissions out permanently”. “As the CPRS currently stands, agriculture won’t be covered until 2015 at the earliest… if at all,” NFF […]
6 August 2009
Joint NFF and MCA Statement THE farming and mining industries will need to step up joint efforts to overcome common labour supply and training issues in regional Australia to increase the availability of skilled, job-ready workers who can work across both sectors, a new report reveals. The final report from Australian Regional Agriculture and Mining […]
3 August 2009
PHASE Two of the pilot scheme recruiting up to 2,400 employees from Pacific Island nations to fill chronic labour shortages on Australian horticultural farms is gearing up for the sector’s peak harvest season, which kicks-off from September. Phase One of the scheme, granting temporary visas under a Federal Government-regulated program, saw 56 seasonal workers from […]
The NFF’s 31 July 2009 submission outlines the NFF’s position on the interim framework being established as a short-term strategy pending the implementation of the Environmental Watering Plan under the Murray-Darlin Basin Plan.
Tags: Environment & Climate Change
31 July 2009
The NFF’s 31 July 2009 submission to the Australian Government’s Exposure Draft regarding Non-Commerical Losses outlines that the proposed changes could lead to significant unintended consequences – including the potential disincentive for farmers to maximise off-farm income and a negative impact on environmental outcomes, among others.
The NFF’s 23 July 2009 submission to the Senate Inquiry into Food Production in Australia focuses on Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) and their appropriateness for rural Australia. The NFF is concerned about the exponential growth in MIS forestry projects and believes that in many instances, the MIS mechanism does not promote a sound investment decision.
Tags: Economics & Farm Business
23 July 2009
THE panic emerging from the global financial crisis has had a significant impact on global agricultural commodity prices, with the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index showing a 12.7% decrease over the past year. However, recent indications are that the fluctuating price movements of the past 12 months among global commodity prices are dissipating as traditional demand and […]
20 July 2009
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomed aboard its first Associate Member – the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) – under the peak farm body’s new membership structure. Under its new representational model, which came into effect on 1 July 2009, the NFF has broadened its church to allow for wider representation, better engagement through […]
13 July 2009
