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TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) released its blueprint for overcoming the chronic labour crisis that plagues regional Australia, with the warning that when farmers emerge from drought some 100,000 new employees will be needed to return to pre-drought production levels. The NFF’s Labour Shortage Action Plan (the Plan) makes 42 recommendations to address the […]
3 April 2008
The NFF’s 3 April 2008 submission to COAG’s Draft Report of Chemicals of Security Concern recognises that two years of industry consultation by Government has developed a workable framework for managing this important security issue. The NFF welcomes a transparent and cost-effective management framework that builds in consultation with industry as a permanent feature of […]
Tags: Farm Business
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on Australian farmers to team up with their local schools in establishing Trade Training Centres – newly funded on-campus learning centres that give students stimulating hands-on experience in agricultural trades. An initiative of the Australian Government, the scheme gives local secondary schools the opportunity to apply for funding […]
2 April 2008
The NFF’s 20 March 2008 submission to the APVMA assesses the draft Operating Principles in Relation to Spray Drift Risk. As well as providing feedback and raising concerns with the Australian Government, the NFF outlines its own plan to drive improved management of spray drift through awareness-raising and a whole of industry approach.
Tags: Farm Business
28 March 2008
HIGH international agricultural commodity prices are giving Australian farmers good reason to be optimistic about 2008, however failure to adequately manage rising input costs could erode their ability to capitalise on improved conditions, according to the latest results from the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index. The Index recorded a fresh 20-year high in global agricultural prices this […]
20 March 2008
CONSUMERS – increasingly attuned to rising food bills – are justified in wanting to know what is driving higher food prices. Likewise, Australian farmers are just as eager for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to get to the bottom of where the money is going, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) said today. “The […]
17 March 2008
LODGING its submission to the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s (AFPC’s) 2008 General Wage Review today, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for an increase in the minimum wage commensurate with no more than the Consumer Price Index (CPI). “Capping minimum wages growth in line with CPI – equating to not more than $15 per […]
The NFF’s 17 March 2008 submission to the ACCC’s Inquiry into the Competitiveness of Retail Prices for Groceries emphasises the need for transparency throughout the food supply chain.
The NFF’s 17 March 2008 Submission to the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s 2008 General Wage Review highlights the continuing impact of the drought on the sector, as well as flagging key economic concerns surrounding wages growth and its impact on interest rates and inflationary pressures. The submission calls for a wage increase of no more […]
Tags: Workforce
FARMERS in NSW are now free to commercially grow genetically modified (GM) canola after the NSW Government’s acceptance of the recommendations of the independent public review on the technology today. “Farmers can now match their international counterparts in accessing new varieties of canola that have the potential to make them more efficient and competitive on […]
14 March 2008
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