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Comments attributable to NFF President Hamish McIntyre: Farmers take their responsibility to protect people and the environment seriously. This is not just a principle, it’s fundamental to running a viable farm business. Without healthy people and a healthy environment, there is no food and fibre production. We acknowledge the recent reports in the media about […]
Tags: Rural Affairs
2 days ago
The NFF Horticulture Council has warmly welcomed the Australian Government’s recent announcement of funding to industry bodies, including the National Farmers’ Federation, to deliver the Know Your Grocery Code program. The program will provide free, high-quality training to fresh fruit, vegetable and mushroom suppliers across Australia, helping them understand and enforce their rights under the […]
3 days ago
The National Farmers’ Federation acknowledges today’s Fair Work Commission decision and will review the detail of the determination. NFF Chief Executive Officer Michael Guerin said the decision comes at a challenging time for Australian agriculture, with farm businesses continuing to face significant cost pressures and a more difficult seasonal outlook. “Farmers are already grappling with […]
Tags: Workforce
4 days ago
At a high-level, NFF does not support the MNES Standard that has been presented. The draft Standard does not provide a clear, practical, or viable pathway for agriculture to assess our obligations or determine whether routine farming activities have a Significant Impact on a MNES. It is therefore unfit-for-purpose and cannot be progressed in its […]
Tags: Environment, Natural Resource Management, Rural Affairs, Trade & Economics
1 week ago
Comments attributable to NFF President, Hamish McIntyre: The National Farmers’ Federation is disappointed the Federal Government has introduced its tax reform legislation without explicitly committing to review the outdated small business Capital Gains Tax (CGT) concession thresholds. In introducing the legislation, the Government signalled that this is the first tranche of legislation, with more consultation […]
Tags: Trade & Economics
1 week ago
Australia’s peak farm body is calling on the Federal Government to safeguard farm businesses by lifting outdated small business Capital Gains Tax (CGT) concession eligibility thresholds as legislation is introduced to Parliament today. The National Farmers’ Federation said farmers across the country were united in their concerns that farm businesses would be unintentionally captured by reforms designed for other sectors. NFF President Hamish McIntyre said while the NFF’s constructive engagement with […]
1 week ago
Tax reform in the wake of the Federal Budget was front and centre for the nation’s agricultural leaders at a meeting of the National Farmers’ Federation’s Members’ Council in Canberra this week. Bringing together state farming organisations and commodity groups from across Australia, the Council passed a clear resolution calling on the Australian Government to […]
Tags: Farm Business, Trade & Economics
2 weeks ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Federal Government’s move today to release proposals on extending Australia’s Right to Repair laws to agricultural machinery. NFF President Hamish McIntyre said the announcement reflected years of advocacy by the NFF and its members to tackle costly delays and barriers to repairing farm machinery. “This is a […]
2 weeks ago
Twelve ambitious women have been welcomed into the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The program directly addresses the under representation of women in agriculture’s leadership ranks, through targeted mentoring and networking. NFF CEO and former program mentor, Mike Guerin, congratulated the 2026 cohort. “We are so excited to see these talented […]
3 weeks ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is pleased to announce the launch of the Office of the Australian Agriculture Trade Diversification Representative, an exciting initiative to drive increased agricultural trade in new and existing markets. Funded via the Government’s Accessing New Markets Initiative, positioned at the centre of the Office will be the Australian Agriculture Trade […]
3 weeks ago
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