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Australia’s peak farming body is calling on the Federal Government to have a long hard look at the way it’s handling the compensation process for producers in the live cattle export class action. Senate Estimates in Canberra last week revealed the Government had offered $215 million, a mere fraction of that being sought in compensation […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
31 May 2023
Comments attributable to NFF Vice President David Jochinke The NFF welcomes the reappointment of Mick Keogh as Deputy Chair of the ACCC. Mick Keogh has played a key role as a strong advocate for Australian farmers and small businesses, ensuring they are fairly treated under Australian competition law. The work of the Australian Competition and […]
Tags: Workforce
26 May 2023
Australia’s peak farm body has slammed radical animal rights activists following a spate of illegal and intimidating encounters with law-abiding industry participants, and joined calls for the Government to exclude them from policy making processes. The call follows evidence from the pork industry in yesterday’s Senate Estimates hearings, with Chief Executive of Australian Pork Limited, […]
A landmark report by the National Farmers’ Federation and KPMG released today has underscored the need for better engagement to unlock the economic potential of Indigenous agriculture. The Realising the Opportunity report, released at an NFF forum in Darwin today, aims to strengthen the economic and cultural empowerment of Indigenous Australians through accessible and collaborative […]
25 May 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation is pleased to announce that Fiona Simson has been elected as a Director of the World Farmers’ Organisation. At the 2023 World Farmers’ Organisation General Assembly, held in Sun City, South Africa, Fiona Simson was elected to represent the Oceania Constituency of the WFO. The Oceania Constituency represents farmers in Australia […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
22 May 2023
The NFF does not support the draft National Environmental Standard for MNES in its current iteration. A number of concerns from an agricultural perspective have been raised and highlighted. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Environment
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is ramping up its call for the Federal Government to extend the Instant Asset Write Off (IAWO) to help farmers unfairly caught out by the scheme’s cut off. The IAWO and temporary full expensing arrangements allowed farmers and small businesses to immediately depreciate the full cost of new assets within […]
Tags: economic, Farm Business
17 May 2023
Three peak bodies representing farmers and transporters have raised concerns about the lack of sufficient additional funding in the Federal Budget to address the perilous state of flood impacted rural roads. In the lead up to the Budget, GrainGrowers, National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) called for an emergency […]
Tags: Farm Business
12 May 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has today announced Jolyon Burnett as its next chairperson. The much-anticipated appointment follows an exhaustive search triggered by Fiona Simson, the inaugural Council chair, stepping down mid-year as her term as NFF President comes to a close. Mr Burnett brings a wealth of experience to the role, having […]
Tonight’s ‘cost of living’ budget is a missed opportunity to address food price inflation, according to Australia’s peak farm body. National Farmers’ Federation President, Fiona Simson, said the budget does nothing to get to the heart of rampant food price inflation – which NFF polling shows is weighing on the minds of 8 in 10 […]
Tags: Farm Business
9 May 2023
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