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If there’s anyone who knows how vital telecommunications are in the bush, it’s Will Picker – a farmer who crawled 1 kilometre with a broken back to get enough phone service to call for help. This is just one example why this Federal Election, National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Fiona Simson is calling for a […]
Tags: Farm Business
14 April 2022
Women wanting to level up their leadership skills to contribute to narrowing the gender gap in agriculture still have time to apply for the National Farmers’ Federation flagship Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The mentorship-based initiative aims to deliver on the NFF’s goal to double the number of women in agriculture’s leadership ranks by 2030 […]
11 April 2022
With Australians set to go to the polls on 21 May, the National Farmers’ Federation has issued a challenge to both parties to commit to delivering on what agriculture and regional Australia needs to thrive. “Despite the challenges of the past three years, farmers have continued to be the engine of the nation: keeping supermarket […]
10 April 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed pragmatic and proactive action by the Federal Government to protect Australia’s bovine industry from the serious risk of lumpy skin disease. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease of cattle and water buffalo and has a serious impact on an animal’s quality of life and reproductive capability. In […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
9 April 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed commitments by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese to improve bush communications and advance regional manufacturing if Labor was to win government. Mr Albanese addressed a crowd of almost 500 at the NFF National Conference in Canberra today. NFF President Fiona Simson said at this stage of the parliamentary cycle it […]
Tags: Farm Business
5 April 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation has outlined five key priorities a future Government must deliver on at day one of its National Conference in Canberra. Speaking immediately after an address by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and before Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, NFF President Fiona Simson said the 2022 federal election came at a pivotal time for agriculture and […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare, Environment, Farm Business, Innovation
At a special dinner in Canberra tonight agriculture celebrated five years of the NFF-led Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. Established in 2018 the Program is changing the face of the farm sector’s leadership ranks, disrupting the ‘boys club’ that for so long dominated. Underpinning this change is the commitment of the Program’s more than 30 […]
4 April 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the interim Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement which will provide substantive market access gains to many agricultural commodities. “The conclusion of the interim agreement with a country who has a population nearing 1.5 billion people is obviously a great first step for an export-oriented country, like Australia, and particularly […]
2 April 2022
The National Farmers Federation has challenged Labor to declare its commitment to fixing agriculture’s workforce crisis. CEO Tony Mahar said farmers were frustrated that Labor last night thwarted the passage of a reduced tax rate from 32.5 percent to 15 percent for people working pursuant to the Australian Agriculture Worker Program. The change would bring the tax […]
Tags: Farm Business
1 April 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) welcome the Government’s response to the 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review, tabled by Minister for Regional Communications Bridget McKenzie. “The NFF and the RRRCC provided substantial feedback into the review and welcomed the report’s recommendations when it was tabled in February. The […]
31 March 2022
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