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The NFF supports the proposed amendments, which should deliver improved connectivity in rural areas to meet increasing demand. The amendments should also reduce impediments to network rollout and improve resilience, particularly in natural disaster situations. Read the full submission here.
Tags: telecommunications
5 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a new report detailing the economic potential of Indigenous agricultural products. The study also examined the value of a credential system that would enable Indigenous-made agricultural products to be labelled and differentiated in market. NFF President David Jochinke said it was important to have figures to support the labelling […]
Tags: Farm Business, Indigenous agriculture
5 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has strongly welcomed the announcement by the Board of Treasurers that Right to Repair for agricultural machinery is a key element of national competition policy reforms. On Friday afternoon, Federal, State and Territory Treasurers agreed to sign the 10-year Intergovernmental Agreement on National Competition Policy. Their post-meeting media release specifically […]
Tags: Farm Business, Trade and Economic
5 months ago
Australian farmers are breathing a sigh of relief the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 – also know as the Super Tax –didn’t pass the Senate in the last sitting week of the year. The National Farmers’ Federation similarly welcomed the passage of mergers reform and the updated Food […]
Tags: Farm Business, Trade and Economic
5 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the release of the Trading North Inquiry into the role of Australian agriculture in Southeast Asia from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture. NFF President David Jochinke said it was great to see the inquiry reaffirm the importance of the relationship between our sector and our partner nations […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
5 months ago
Attributable to NFF Horticulture Council Executive Officer Richard Shannon The NFF Horticulture Council has welcomed recent work by ABARES that provides a better view of the workforce challenges in horticulture. Bright spots include findings that fewer businesses are struggling to find workers and that employment numbers overall are up. The findings do need to be […]
Tags: horticulture, Workforce
6 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has urged farmers experiencing mobile connectivity issues in the wake of the 3G network shutdown to reach out to providers for help. The 3G network was progressively turned off across Australia from October 28. NFF Telecommunications Committee Chair Peter Thompson urged farmers to be vocal about issues they’ve encountered since […]
Tags: Regional Tech Hub, Rural Affairs
6 months ago
Testimony provided today by Coles senior executives, at hearings as part of the ACCC Supermarket Inquiry, have revealed how hollow supermarket commitments on price and volume are for fresh produce suppliers. It was revealed that purchase orders, issued after a weekly negotiation process, were also subject to further negotiation at the behest of the supermarket […]
Tags: horticulture
6 months ago
Transcript of opening comments to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth by Chris Young, NFF General Manager, Trade & Economics. Good morning committee. On behalf of the National Farmers Federation, thank you for the opportunity to appear today. As mentioned just then, I’m Christopher Young. I’m the NFF General Manager of Economics […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
6 months ago
A grinning musterer taking a mob of cattle out at sunset has taken out the top prize in the 2024 National Agriculture Day photo and video competition. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said Bronte Tremlett’s striking shot won the judges over in a record field of 500 entries. “Undoubtedly agriculture provides some of the […]
Tags: AgDay
6 months ago
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