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Climate change: for the National Farmers’ Federation it’s not that complicated. We want a strong future for farmers and agriculture. Simple. The NFF supports an economy wide net zero emissions target by 2050 but only where it makes economic sense to do so, and only where there is no unnecessary red tape. Farmers must not […]
13 July 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the courageous moves by the United States Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy that will prohibit unfair practices perpetrated on chicken growers by American chicken meat processors, practices that are also rife in Australia’s poultry sector. “The highest political office in the largest economy in the world […]
In the Fair Work Commission starting tomorrow, the National Farmers’ Federation will fight to protect farmers’ access to piecework rates and workers’ right to be paid according to their efforts. The NFF will respond to demands by the AWU to the FWC to put a hourly wage floor price on piecework rates, which will effectively abolish what is […]
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the four-phase plan released following National Cabinet on Friday, aimed at transitioning Australia’s COVID-19 response and reopening international borders. The NFF has been a vocal advocate for such a plan, and Chief Executive Tony Mahar has described Friday’s meeting as a positive first step. The farm sector has been severely impacted by the closure of Australia’s international […]
5 July 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation is angered by a move by Federal Immigration Minister Alex Hawke that will likely reduce the workforce available to northern and remote farmers. Last week, Minister Hawke quietly extended the 88 day ‘specified work’ requirement for working holiday makers to include tourism and hospitality in northern, remote and very remote Australia, […]
29 June 2021
New data out today from the Regional Australia Institute affirming that Australians are switching the city for the regions in record numbers is further evidence that now is the time to think differently about how we invest in and plan for the future of regional Australia according to NFF CEO Tony Mahar. “Australia has a […]
28 June 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation commends the passage of two important pieces of environmental reform this week: the Inspector-General of Water Compliance Bill and the Standards and Assurance Bill. “Environmental reform is critical, and it is important to get it right,” NFF CEO Tony Mahar said. “The Standards and Assurance Bill is the first step towards […]
25 June 2021
Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan and Agriculture, Regional Development & Food Minister, Alannah MacTiernan were special guests at the WAFarmers and National Farmers’ Federation’s Towards 2030 forum in Northam today. The event brought together farming and regional leaders to take stock of progress towards the shared goal of reaching $100 billion in farmgate output by 2030 and […]
Tags: Innovation
The National Farmers’ Federation has commended the establishment this week of a Commonwealth Senate Inquiry into the labelling of alternative protein products. “We congratulate Senator Susan McDonald on initiating this important and logical process,” NFF CEO Tony Mahar said.“The actions of some manufacturers in continuing to incorrectly label for example, faux meat products as ‘bacon’ […]
Tags: Farm Business
19 June 2021
The National Farmers’ Federation this week welcomed the 2021 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program cohort to the nation’s capital, to mark the beginning of a one-on-one mentorship program designed to provide the tools and networks to transcend industry leadership positions. The Program is a flagship initiative of the NFF’s goal to double the number of […]
18 June 2021
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