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WITH the Prime Minister and State Premiers set for a showdown over water management rights today, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has cast its hat in the ring, calling on the Federal Government to break the ‘cone of silence’ around the detail of its $10 billion water plan. “We’re prepared for the usual ‘argy bargy’ […]
8 February 2007
“THE threat of global climate change is potentially the biggest issue Australian agriculture has ever faced with reports of increasing seasonal variability and more extreme weather events,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released over the weekend. “The Australian farming […]
5 February 2007
The NFF’s 2 February 2007 submission advocates uniform working conditions for Australian and foreign 457 visa holders and other concerns in relation to 457 visas and labour agreements.
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2 February 2007
“Today the Australian Government ushered in a bold new approach to the way Australia manages its most precious natural resource – water,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared. “In his Australia Day Address, Prime Minister John Howard handed down a landmark partnership blueprint on water management and reform, recognising and building upon the […]
25 January 2007
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) offered its ‘real world’ input on Labor’s ‘education revolution’ proposal, launched by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd in Melbourne today. “Improving Australia’s human capital demands more than just encouraging students into University,” NFF CEO Ben Fargher said. “While there is no doubt this is an important element, it’s not the be-all […]
23 January 2007
PUTTING ‘retail therapy’ into new context, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging Australians to get behind Woolworths’ National Drought Action Day on Tuesday 23 January 2007, as the retail giant pledges to donate all of the day’s profits to drought relief and research. Expected to raise over $3 million through sales at all Woolworths […]
22 January 2007
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Horticulture Australia Council (HAC) have welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of the introduction of a mandatory Horticulture Code of Conduct in 2007. “NFF and HAC have been working closely with the Australian Government to develop a Code that will deliver a real improvement […]
14 December 2006
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Horticulture Australia Council (HAC) today expressed extreme concern about reports of horticulture producers being ‘bullied’ into signing contracts with wholesalers which aim to bypass the Horticulture Code of Conduct. “As expected, wholesalers are providing a whole range of mis-information to growers about the Horticulture Code of Conduct and what […]
13 December 2006
“AUSTRALIAN farmers welcome the launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Japan by Prime Ministers Howard and Abe, however any concluded FTA must be all-inclusive,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today. “Japan is Australia’s most important agricultural export market, with exports across most sectors of Australian agriculture. “Australia’s agricultural trade with […]
POSITIVE figures this month for Australian farmers as the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index showed a 2.9% increase in the weighted global price of agricultural commodities in November. “Even the continued strengthening of the Australian dollar against the US currency has not been able to deter a rise in the Commodity Index in Australian dollar terms,” NFF […]
12 December 2006
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