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TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) applauded the efforts of researchers at the University of NSW who claim to have found correlating links between the Indian Ocean dipole and the weather and rainfall patterns experienced in Australia. “These findings, if verified and supported through scientific review, could be the missing piece in the puzzle for […]
5 February 2009
WITH the Australian Government releasing its $42 billion economic stimulus package mark II, capital works investment in regional Australia is vital to ensure farm production can continue to keep the national economy afloat. Today’s announcement mirrors the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) imperatives for sustaining Australia through the global economic meltdown and creating jobs by putting […]
3 February 2009
AS THE Australian Government ponders its economic stimulus package mark II, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging capital works investment in regional Australia as farm activity continues to underpin the national economy “Agricultural production is the only thing keeping the Australian economy out of the red at the moment,” NFF CEO Ben Fargher explained. […]
2 February 2009
AS OF today the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for nominations under its inaugural 2009 NFF/DAFF Innovation in Agriculture Awards, which encourage and recognise excellence in modern farm activity. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the NFF is instituting the Awards to acknowledge the pioneering advances and outstanding contributions made by modern farmers. The […]
The NFF’s 22 December 2008 response to the Productivity Commission looks to farming’s future and the importance of providing farmers with a suite of effective tools to manage risk and prepare for drought.
Tags: Farm Business
22 January 2009
The NFF’s 22 January 2009 submission to the consultation draft of Australia’s Strategy for the National Reserve System 2008-2030 concentrates on cooperative arrangements for protection of Australia’s biodiversity while, at the same time, protecting and enhancing Australia’s agricultural production.
Tags: Environment
“GLOBAL trade reform probably isn’t occupying much of the new President’s thoughts, but it should,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie mused as America’s 44th President was sworn in early this morning (Australian time). “With world economies in freefall and the international food crisis ever-present, leading the charge in trade reform to open up […]
21 January 2009
WITH the Australian Government’s Federal Budget focus on injecting economic stimulus – and Australian agriculture vital in keeping the national accounts from falling into the red – the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging the Government to invest in long-term development and growth to sustain Australians through the global financial crisis. “If done right, the […]
19 January 2009
The NFF’s 2009 Federal Budget Submission, released on 19 January 2009, has been devised as a plan for tackling the dual international issues of the global financial crisis and the world food shortage – covering Drought Reform, Research and Development, Data and Information Services, Water, The Environment, Taxation, Social Security, Education, Infrastructure, and Quarantine.
Tags: Farm Business
The NFF’s 23 December 2008 submission addresses three core concerns within the Fair Work Bill 2008, including the application of the Bill, technical details and policy concerns. While the Bill reflects a generally balanced approach to reforming the national workplace relations system, based on extensive consultation, many concerns of the agricultural sector have not been […]
Tags: Workforce
23 December 2008
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