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Hundreds of messages gathered on National Agriculture Day have been collated as the ultimate Christmas gift to Australian farmers. Now in its seventh year, Ag Day – or #AgDayAU – gives all Australians the opportunity to celebrate and learn about farming and the production of food and fibre. A month on from the event and […]
Tags: AgDay
18 December 2023
Feral cats are a highly successful invasive pest species in Australia and are a key threat to over 140 nationally listed threatened species. They have played a major role in 27 of 34 mammal extinctions since 1788 and according to CSIRO estimates, kill approximately 1.8 billion species each year (equating to 2000 individuals every minute). […]
Tags: Environment
15 December 2023
Comments attributable to NFF President David Jochinke I had the privilege this past week of representing Australian farmers at the COP28 summit in Dubai for the first time as NFF President. My time there highlighted to me how critical it is that farmers are represented in these global discussions where decisions being made about our […]
A report by the Productivity Commission has backed the National Farmers’ Federation’s view that the proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy is a deeply flawed policy littered with a suite of issues. The ‘Towards Levyathan? Industry levies in Australia’ research paper by the Federal Government’s Productivity Commission has used the proposed levy as a case study, raising […]
Tags: Biosecurity, Health & Welfare
13 December 2023
The FDF formally acknowledges the Australian Government’s commitment to building long-term resilience, given drought is a recurring feature of Australia’s natural environment and, as such, a recurring challenge for Australian farmers and rural communities. The NFF supports a range of recommendations to ensure the FDF achieves the best value for money for both industry and […]
Tags: Farm Business
Comments attributable to Tony Mahar, NFF chief executive The National Farmers’ Federation has today released its interim report towards creating greater market transparency and competition in the poultry meat sector, following concerns raised by growers and the competition watchdog. In 2020 the ACCC’s Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry highlighted significant concerns about practices in the Australian […]
Tags: Fair Trading, Food Security, Trade & Economics
12 December 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation says the Migration Strategy released today has some wins for farmers, but overall won’t solve the industry’s workforce woes. NFF President David Jochinke said the strategy lacked the detail needed and farmers still didn’t have the dedicated agricultural visa they desperately need. “There are some wins in the strategy, […]
11 December 2023
Farmers across the globe have united on climate with the newly formed Agriculture Climate Alliance. The Alliance has released its first statement from COP28 in Dubai today. “Farmers around the world are at the front line of climate change. We must be proactive and ambitious in our actions to mitigate GHG emissions from agriculture and […]
Tags: Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy
Agriculture has undertaken significant effort to improve its sustainability, having invested significant time and resources towards reducing on-farm emissions and improving efficiencies in production. This is an important and complex discussion that necessitates extensive, ongoing discussion with the agriculture sector. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Sustainability
8 December 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation has gained a firsthand perspective of what banning the live sheep export trade will have on the people in the Middle East. While in Dubai for COP28, NFF President David Jochinke and Chief Executive Tony Mahar toured the Trans Emirates Livestock Trading’s facility. “What we’ve seen is well-organised, clean facility with […]
Tags: Trade & Economics
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