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A letter from the National Farmers’ Federation to the Ministerial Council re: concerns regarding NSW Water Resource Plans. The letter can be accessed here – https://www.nff.org.au/shared/6682.pdf
Tags: Environment
13 December 2019
An important step towards ensuring Australia is better prepared for droughts into the future was taken at a meeting of Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers in Moree today. The National Farmers’ Federation addressed the AgMin meeting on its long-term drought policy. The document, which has the support of NFF’s 35 members, maps a government-industry […]
Tags: Innovation
10 December 2019
An important step towards ensuring Australia is better prepared for droughts into the future was taken at a meeting of Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers in Moree today. The National Farmers’ Federation addressed the AgMin meeting on its long-term drought policy. The document, which has the support of NFF’s 35 members, maps a government-industry […]
Tags: Environment
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the invitation to make a submission to the Independent Review of the Water for the Environment Special Account (WESA). The NFF is the peak national body representing farmers and, more broadly, agriculture across Australia. On matters related to water, the NFF is the only national body that brings a […]
Tags: Environment
6 December 2019
The NFF understands that the costs associated with the APVMA’s regulatory activities are not covered by the current fee structure, and that the imbalance between revenue and expenditure will grow under current settings. We appreciate that changes to the cost recovery fee structure are needed to address under-recovery and ensure financial sustainability of the APVMA. […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and KPMG Australia (KPMG) today released research showing new opportunities for farmers to unlock the value of natural capital, such as the land and ecosystems that underpin farm production. The new sustainable finance mechanisms could unlock billions in additional farm income. The report shows an immediate opportunity to implement sustainable […]
Tags: Environment
5 December 2019
The Prime Minister’s decision to merge the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources with the environment portfolio is a pragmatic decision. “The environment, water management and agriculture are mutually dependent,” National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson said. “Farmers manage more than half of Australia’s landscape. Almost all of the policy decisions taken in the environment […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and KPMG Australia (KPMG) today released research showing new opportunities for farmers to unlock the value of natural capital, such as the land and ecosystems that underpin farm production. The new sustainable finance mechanisms could unlock billions in additional farm income. The report shows an immediate opportunity to implement sustainable […]
Tags: Environment
The Prime Minister’s decision to merge the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources with the environment portfolio is a pragmatic decision. “The environment, water management and agriculture are mutually dependent,” National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson said. “Farmers manage more than half of Australia’s landscape. Almost all of the policy decisions taken in the environment […]
Tags: Workforce
Investment to safeguard agriculture’s most important resource, it’s people, has been applauded today by the National Farmers Federation. Agriculture Minister, Senator Bridget McKenzie, today announced $1.9 million in funding for Farmsafe Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making farms safer places to work and live. NFF CEO Tony Mahar said too many lives continued to […]
Tags: Workforce
4 December 2019
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