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Conserved Area recognition must remain a voluntary process. The compulsory acquisition of private and/or leasehold land from primary producers and farming families by Australian Governments as a mechanism to deliver upon the national 30 x 30 target is not a policy supported by the agriculture sector. Such measures will have detrimental impacts for domestic food […]
19 April 2024
Farmers are warning they will change what they grow or even walk away from farming if their access to overseas workers is reduced, new data from the National Farmers’ Federation has revealed. A survey of farmers from nearly every commodity across the country comes as visa fee rises and changes to the UK backpacker rules […]
Tags: Workforce
18 April 2024
The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the Federal Government’s well-considered response to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) review. NFF Chief Executive Officer Tony Mahar said it was imperative to the farm sector the APVMA gets back on track and empowering Ken Matthews AO’s review into the Authority’s future structure and governance was a […]
Tags: Farm Business, Trade and Economic
17 April 2024
The National Farmers’ Federation has warned the farm sector will be exposed to disruption unless farmers take an active interest in how their data is managed and secured. Speaking from the FutureAG conference in Melbourne today, NFF Data Policy Manager Gabi Ceregra said the increasing digitisation of Australian farms brought enormous benefits, but also risks […]
Tags: Farm Business
Despite two days of intense questioning in Canberra, including a grilling for each of Bunnings, Coles and Woolworths, the supermarkets and big box stores still appear to be in denial about their behaviour and the loss of public trust and support. NFF Horticulture Council Chair Jolyon Burnett said the pressure needed to be kept up […]
Tags: horticulture
16 April 2024
Farmers say they’ll wait to see the legislation underpinning the Environment Protection Agency and Environment Information Australia before forming a view on the second tranche of environmental law reforms announced by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek today. The National Farmers’ Federation has however welcomed the Minister’s decision to stage the reforms, allowing more time for scrutiny […]
The National Farmers’ Federation will host a series of roundtables across April and May to confirm support for the broad characteristics and principles that must be used in defining Indigenous agricultural products. The roundtables are the next phase in consultation in the Indigenous Agricultural Product Framework Project, being led by the NFF and jointly funded by […]
Tags: Farm Business
15 April 2024
Embracing and adopting new emerging technological solutions at-scale to support adaptation must be viable and not come to the individual cost and expense of farmers. Currently, the agriculture sector does not have capacity to take advantage of emerging potential opportunities that support adaptation and a low emissions future. Although initial research and trials in this […]
Tags: Environment
The NFF unequivocally opposes the introduction of the government’s Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL, Levy). While the NFF has long called for Australia’s biosecurity system to be adequately and sustainably resourced, we cannot support the BPL due to serious, principle-based concerns with the construct of the policy. We call on Senators to oppose this legislation, so […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
11 April 2024
The National Farmers’ Federation commends Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh for committing to reforming Australia’s merger and acquisition rules and processes to strengthen competition and streamline investment activity. NFF President David Jochinke said farmers welcomed efforts to ensure corporate activity supported increased competition in Australia’s supply chains. “Ensuring a competitive supply chain […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
10 April 2024
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