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The NFF’s 21 July 2008 submission highlights that rural and regional school students have lower literacy and numeracy outcomes than city students and fewer go on to study at university – yet, as modern farming involves high-tech equipment, science and skills, proficiencies in language, literacy and numeracy are essential.
Tags: Workforce
21 July 2008
The NFF’s 17 July 2008 submission to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and The Arts seeks an import ban of Savannah Cats and other hybrid animals due to the significant risk to the environment and livestock.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
17 July 2008
“TODAY the Australian Government’s preferred Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) recognises the unique complexities that impede agriculture’s coverage at this time,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said. “We are pleased the Government has not moved to impose an arbitrary date for covering agriculture, but instead identified a target date of 2015 – pending […]
16 July 2008
The NFF’s 15 July 2008 submission responds to a series of rules being developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding Water Charges.
Tags: Environment
15 July 2008
AS the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index regularly demonstrates, global markets are extremely sensitive given the delicate balance of supply and demand, especially for agricultural goods. Climate change and responses to it – including an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) – should consider the potential impact on global international food and fibre prices. “Be it floods in Iowa, […]
SPECULATION that the Australian Government may be poised to suggest an arbitrary date for agriculture’s inclusion under an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in Wednesday’s Green Paper – despite being unable to measure, monitor or verify the sector’s true emissions profile – greatly concerns the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). “It’s news to us,” NFF President David […]
14 July 2008
EVEN though agriculture cannot be covered by an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Australian Government must take steps to ensure consumers can still afford basic food items as substantial price hikes become ‘the norm’, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned today. “Any ETS will cause pain to businesses and households… people are slowly coming to […]
9 July 2008
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is dismayed by today’s Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) decision to increase minimum and award rates of pay by $21.66 per week, effective from 1 October 2008. “The AFPC’s decision is a concerning tact given the current economic climate,” NFF President David Crombie said. “The NFF had sought an increase […]
8 July 2008
“THE Garnaut Report and, now, the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) have reinforced what we already knew… there are threats to Australia’s agricultural production due to climate risks,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said today. “Farmers have long known the risks and have continually stressed the need to proactively adapt and mitigate […]
7 July 2008
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on the Australian Government to actively petition for new accounting rules under the Kyoto Protocol to ensure agriculture’s sequestration of carbon is acknowledged. “The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties’ examination of the rules under the new Kyoto Protocol, and how they affect Australia, is timely,” NFF President David […]
2 July 2008
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