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THE Westpac-NFF rural commodity price index rose 4.2% over February as the farming sector bucked the trend of its declining terms of trade, with farm incomes unexpectedly set to rise in 2005-06 to $6.4 billion. “Virtually every rural commodity measured by our index rose in February, with wheat prices up 7.7%, canola 3.9%, sugar 14.1%, […]
13 March 2006
WITH no breakthrough from the weekend’s G6 Ministerial meeting in London on international trade arrangements, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging the Australian Government and, indeed, all World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, to pull out all stops to ensure the looming WTO negotiations do not falter. “This WTO Round, launched 1,615 days ago with […]
EUROPEAN Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel’s recent visit to Canberra ahead of this week’s G6 Ministerial meeting in London (involving Australia, Brazil, India, the United States and the European Union), underscores the ‘make or break’ need for an agreement on agricultural access for Australia and many other World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries. On […]
9 March 2006
WITH Australian businesses already struggling with prices at the petrol pump, the timing couldn’t be worse for Federal and State Governments to be looking to increase trucking costs, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned today. The National Transport Commission (NTC) is pushing for governments to impose truck registration increases of 35% (for B-doubles and road […]
6 March 2006
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today welcomed the appointment of Dr Jim Peacock AC, one of Australia’s pre-eminent agricultural researchers as Australia’s new Chief Scientist. Dr Peacock, who is currently the President of the Australian Academy of Science and former head of CSIRO Plant Industry, has a proud track record of working with Australian agricultural […]
1 March 2006
“The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) fully supports the view of the Agriculture and Food Policy Reference Group that future national drought policy should place a greater emphasis on drought preparedness and risk management, however, we are concerned about arbitrary deadlines for abolishing drought business support,” NFF CEO Mr Ben Fargher said today. Mr Fargher’s comments […]
20 February 2006
The timing of the Australian Agriculture and Food Policy Reference Group report could not have been better for Australia’s environment. With the Government currently reviewing the Natural Heritage Trust program and beginning work on the next environmental flagship program, the report provides strong guidance on delivering environmental outcomes in the best possible way, the National […]
Responding to reports today that Testra will cut its pay phones services, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is seeking a detailed explanation from Government and Telstra on how services will continue to be provided. “Telstra has Universal Service Obligation’s (USO) it is required to meet as part of its licence condition, and so NFF would […]
Today’s release of the ‘Creating Our Future: agriculture and food policy for the next generation’ report by the Agriculture and Food Policy Reference Group represents an important step towards the establishment of a blueprint for a sustainable and profitable future for Australia’s agriculture and food industries, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) said today. “The Reference […]
16 February 2006
Despite global climate extremes such as cyclones, droughts, fires and floods impacting on agricultural production at home and around the world during the past six months, Australia will produce one of the largest winter crops on record, with a 38 million tonne harvest boosting the gross value of agricultural production to $37 billion in 2005-06 […]
15 February 2006
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