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A NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) detailed proposal for an Australian Government-backed ‘pilot programme’ under a new Seasonal Worker Visa to allow Pacific Islanders to fill entry-level positions in Australia’s horticultural sector – where 22,000 employees are needed – is under active consideration by the Government. “We are now awaiting Federal Cabinet consideration of the plan,” […]
5 June 2008
“AUSTRALIA’S farmers occupy and manage 61% of Australia’s landmass,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said as the nation’s peak farm group marks World Environment Day. “As such, they are at the frontline in delivering environmental outcomes on behalf of the broader community. “At a time of global food insecurity, where prices are spiralling […]
4 June 2008
The NFF’s 4 June 2008 submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into the impacts on coastal communities of climate change seeks to raise awareness of the tension between population pressures and land use change.
Tags: Environment
The NFF’s 4 June 2008 submission to the Council of Australian Government Murray-Darling Basin Water Reform Intergovernmental Agreement outlines the views of farmers and irrigators to the proposed concurrent legislation, consultation, Basin Community Committee, inclusion of on-farm projects and purchase of water from willing sellers.
Tags: Environment
THE May Westpac-NFF Commodity Index continues to record agricultural commodity prices at 22% higher than this time last year, despite a slight softening of prices as international buyers delayed purchasing additional stock on world markets. “Scarcity and record high prices for basic food items, such as wheat, precipitated violent riots in Egypt, Morocco, Senegal and […]
2 June 2008
IN THE midst of an escalating global food crisis – precipitating riots in several countries – Australian farmers are increasingly uneasy about the knee-jerk leap to trade distorting policies by foreign Governments in a misguided bid to lower their domestic food prices. The May Westpac-NFF Commodity Index recorded a global shift – dropping 5% – […]
THE Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Australia and Chile – announced today by Trade Minister The Hon Simon Crean MP – is comprehensive, covering all agricultural products including Chile’s most sensitive commodity, sugar. “It’s a landmark deal,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said. “It establishes Australia’s first FTA with a country in Latin […]
27 May 2008
TONIGHT’S Federal Budget addresses major challenges Australian agriculture must overcome to provide food for Australians and the world – a changing climate, chronic skills shortages, inefficient transport and communications networks, and water reform – according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). “This Budget combines essential spending on building capacity across key areas that hamper economic […]
13 May 2008
THE breakdown in quarantine procedures – exposed by the recent equine influenza (EI) outbreak – threatens Australia’s pest and disease-free status, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned today, as the nation’s peak farm body called on all levels of Government to address a glaring lack of confidence in the system. In its submission to the […]
12 May 2008
The NFF’s May 2008 submission to the Quarantine and Biosecurity Review highlights failures in proactively protecting Australia’s shores from pests and diseases. It asserts that transparent, science-based quarantine and biosecurity that protects Australia’s environment, biodiversity and agricultural systems is vital.
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