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The Government has heeded the National Farmers Federation’s call for a strategy to underpin Australia’s biosecurity system, with today’s release of Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030. “Achieving a risk-based biosecurity system that effectively, efficiently and sustainably protects Australia’s health, economic, environmental and national security interests is essential to protecting Australia’s $62 billion agriculture industry,” NFF CEO Tony Mahar said. […]
27 May 2021
The National Farmers Federation has welcomed recent announcements on the roll-out of the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Farm Business Resilience Program, a program that will provide practical training for farms on strategic business management, natural resource management, and personal and social resilience. “This program will be crucial in building our farmers fundamental business and strategic […]
26 May 2021
NFF CEO Tony Mahar has called the Australia Institute’s latest report a PR stunt and questioned the think tank’s motives in continually ignoring agriculture’s achievements in stemming the impacts of climate change. “In fact, Australian farmers are leading the world in reducing emissions, all while continuing to increase productivity. “It’s a shame the Australia Institute can’t celebrate […]
24 May 2021
“The NFF values the close relationship we have with our counterparts in the UK National Farmers Union,” President Fiona Simson said. “The NFF was warmly welcomed to the UK in 2019 by NFU President Minette Batters and despite the distance and geographical differences our farmers share many of the same issues and challenges as our […]
19 May 2021
A cohort of 12 skilled, talented and ambitious women, professionals in areas as diverse as station management, animal science and international trade make up this year’s NFF Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. Selected from 100 applicants, the women will soon embark on an intensive one-on-one mentoring program, to assist them to determine their leadership goals […]
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the Federal Government announcement for a variable Fuel Security Payment (FSP) to ensure domestic refining capacity for diesel, having highlighted the need to do more to sure up Australia’s fuel supplies for sometime. “The breakdown of international supply chains during this COVID-19 period has demonstrated that a reliance on […]
18 May 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation is relieved that help is on its way to assist NSW farmers and communities currently under siege from an unrelenting mouse plague. A $50 million package announced by the NSW Government today will deliver free-of-charge grain treatment at sites across the state and rebates for the cost of baits: $500 for […]
14 May 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation and its members, met in Canberra this week for the 34th NFF Members Council, bringing together state farming organisations and peak commodity councils to discuss the key issues facing the sector. The two days was the first face-to-face meeting of the NFF membership since late 2019 when much of the country […]
Tonight’s Federal Budget has delivered a shot in the arm for agriculture and regional Australia with welcomed investment in biosecurity, infrastructure, trade, telecommunications, climate change adaptation and health services. NFF President Fiona Simson said the 2021-2022 Budget papers specifically referenced the NFF-led goal for agriculture to be Australia’s next $100 billion industry by 2030 and […]
11 May 2021
The NFF has made the case for investment in trade development, climate adaptation and the expansion of agriculture’s workforce ahead of Tuesday’s Federal Budget. The NFF’s ask for $400 million over four years to fix Australia’s ailing biosecurity system was addressed this week, with the Government committing the lion’s share of that amount to cutting […]
7 May 2021
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