The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is the peak national body representing farmers and, more broadly, agriculture across Australia. It is one of Australia’s foremost and respected advocacy organisations. Since its inception in 1979, the NFF has earned a reputation as a leader in the identification, development and achievement of policy outcomes – championing issues affecting farmers and dedicated to the advancement of Australian agriculture.
The NFF advocates on behalf of Australian farmers and the broader agricultural sector, ensuring their priorities are heard by government and decision-makers. Visit our media centre to stay up to date with the latest news, announcements and insights from the NFF and across Australian agriculture.
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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has urged farmers to urgently review their biosecurity plans, as the H5N1 strain of avian influenza spreads. Testing has today confirmed the influenza strain has spread between wild birds on Australian soil for the first
The NFF Horticulture Council says revelations expected in tonight’s Four Corners investigation into food fraud should prompt a broader conversation about whether imported food products are being held to the same standards as Australian-grown produce. Four Corners’ two-part investigation, Duped:
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is deeply disappointed in the United States’ decision to impose a new 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian exports, replacing the existing 10 per cent tariff that was scheduled to expire today. The new, increased
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has appointed Paul Burke as its new independent Chair, bringing extensive experience in agricultural industry representation, governance and advocacy to the role. Mr Burke’s appointment follows a rigorous, merit-based recruitment process undertaken by
Comments attributable to NFF President Hamish McIntyre The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) unequivocally supports Sheep Producers Australia (SPA), the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) as they lead the industry’s engagement on this issue. This
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has questioned the approval process behind the sale of Tasmania’s biggest farm to a UK investor. NFF CEO Mike Guerin said the approval of the 22,000 hectare Rushy Lagoon sale has left stakeholders questioning the logic behind
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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today strongly urged all levels of government to protect the rights of Australian farmers if the sale of the Snowy Hydro goes ahead. “Certainty of irrigation entitlements is a key plank of the National Water Initiative (NWI). We are asking whether these entitlements and associated annual water allocations will be […]
29 May 2006
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Peter Corish has just completed a four-day visit to the United States where he has met with a number of senior Bush Administration, Congressional and farm industry leaders. “Very pleasingly at all levels the United States retains a strong and genuine commitment to achieving a highly-ambitious outcome from the Doha […]
26 May 2006
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Peter Corish – in Washington lobbying for urgent and significant agricultural trade reform in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) – has enlisted the influential American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) to call for an ambitious outcome from the Doha round of WTO negotiations, particularly in the area of agricultural market access. […]
24 May 2006
Undertakings by animal rights group Voiceless that its controversial Animal Club program and website – which targets 3,000,000 children in 9,000 primary and secondary schools across Australia – would consider withdrawing links to radical adult-like websites, have proven disingenuous. “Last week, Brian Sherman (founder of Voiceless) advised me he would look at removing the links […]
16 May 2006
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been rocked by the premature passing of Rick Farley, aged just 53. As Executive Director Mr Farley led the NFF from 1988 to 1995. This was a revolutionary time for the organisation, where Mr Farley’s contribution saw the NFF and the Australian Conservation Foundation jointly lobby the Hawke Government […]
15 May 2006
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has voiced serious concerns over the proposed reforms to the fuel tax credit system, currently being considered by Parliament, which will significantly impact on the cash flow of many farmers leaving them out of pocket while waiting to claim their fuel excise rebate. “The proposed changes outlined in the ‘Fuel […]
12 May 2006
With National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Peter Corish completing his fourth consecutive one-year term in the NFF top job – the maximum allowable under the NFF Constitution, he will not be standing for re-election in 2006. Nominations for NFF 2006 Board positions have now closed. The NFF received two nominations for President: Mr Allan Burgess […]
Today the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that farmers are planting more trees for environmental reasons than they were a decade ago – with some 150 seedlings a year now being planted per farm solely for conservation purposes. “The ABS figures prove what we’ve been saying for sometime,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President […]
10 May 2006
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed Federal Budget tax reform enabling young farmers to bring fresh approaches and new technologies to the family farm, investment spending on regional road and rail networks to deliver vital transport efficiencies between farm gate to final destination, and on-farm water initiatives to ensure the sustainability of the Murray-Darling […]
9 May 2006
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Peter Corish has wrapped up his trade talks in Geneva where he has been advocating on behalf of Australian farmers for a commercially significant outcome from the Doha round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations. “As an Australian farmer and, indeed, as a Cairns Group member along with numerous other […]
4 May 2006
