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ELEVENTH-HOUR scaremongering over Pacific Islanders working on Australian fruit and vegetable farms evoked the ire of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today, frustrated that out-dated attitudes and misinformation have been seized upon in a bid scuttle such a vital part of filling 22,000 job vacancies in horticulture. “Since 2005 we’ve been completely transparent about the […]
12 August 2008
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for nominations to recognise outstanding achievement under the ‘Trade and Skills Teacher of the Year Awards’ run in conjunction with the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence (the Institute). Three Awards – each worth $5,000 – aim to raise the profile of rural trade skill teaching and its importance […]
8 August 2008
WHILE new analysis on grocery prices is welcome, Australian farmers remain frustrated that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) Grocery Price Inquiry has been unable to shine significant new light on the operations of the food supply chain. “Although the ACCC analysis has started the process, farmers remain bemused as to why there is […]
6 August 2008
The NFF’s 31 July 2008 submission to the Australian Government’s Innovation Review notes that agriculture boasts one of the highest productivity rates of any industry in Australia through a strong commitment to research and development, which must continue in order to compete in the global marketplace.
Tags: Farm Business
31 July 2008
The NFF’s 31 July 2008 submission regarding legislation underpinning carbon sink forests calls for the legislation to be amended to provide a genuine incentive for farmers to establish trees for carbon sink forests and for them to engage in an appropriate level of on-farm forestry.
Tags: Environment
THE breakdown of negotiations in the Doha Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade talks is another dismal result for Australia’s farmers and agricultural exporters, and a huge lost opportunity for the world’s hungry,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said. “The collapse, caused by hard-line demands for unacceptable flexibilities in agricultural and non-agricultural […]
30 July 2008
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is looking forward to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) providing the results of its much-anticipated Grocery Price Inquiry to the Australian Government tomorrow. “Farmers are, quite literally, at the bottom of the food supply chain,” NFF Vice-President Charles Burke said. “Once our produce leaves the farm we have […]
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has applauded calls by the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, The Hon Bill Shorten MP, for broader consideration of staff with disabilities. “Staff with disabilities make a valuable contribution to the agricultural workforce,” NFF President David Crombie said. “In fact, employees with disabilities, occupy a greater share of […]
29 July 2008
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has created a new online facility so Australian farmers can register directly with the peak national body and be kept up-to-date on NFF activity. “We are extremely keen to ensure that NFF has strong communication links to farmers so we can demonstrate the tangible value of the work we do […]
23 July 2008
PRESSURE must be put on world leaders to actually do something about the global food crisis, which has seen riots in poorer countries going without food, and huge price hikes in affluent countries, like Australia,” National Farmers Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said ahead of his trade mission to Geneva this week to re-ignite World […]
21 July 2008
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