Further expanding on my post The National Farmers Federation Revealed :
The office bearers of the NFF and the Commodity Councils are the delegates appointed by the the State Farming Organizations from the State Farming Organizations. ….. the office bearers are SFO delegates and the NFF is fully funded by the SFO’s.
So as a farmer if you are talking about the NFF you are actually talking about the SFO’s who “club” together as a “federation” to deal with issues that cross a single state border.
NFF Borad members – From the NFF web site:
The NFF Board comprises the NFF President and NFF Vice-President, along with five Directors, all elected by the Members’ Council. Two independent Directors may be appointed by the Board, as required
David Crombie President June 2006 to Current
2001 – Current Deputy Chairman Listed Property development Group FKP
2007 – Current – Director of the Australian Government Board of Export Finance Insurance Corporation
Current – Commissioner of Australian Government Centre for International Agriculture Research
Current – President of the Queensland Rugby Union.
2000 – current Director GRM International (Packers Consolidated Group)
1998 – 2005 Chairman of Meat & Livestock Australia
1995 – 2000 Board member of Grainco
1994 – 2000 Managing Director of GRM (Consolidated Group)
Mr Crombie operates family properties, breeding and finishing cattle, as well as growing crops in southern Queensland.
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Charles Burke Vice-President June 2004 to Current
Current – Vice-President and Treasurer of AgForce Queensland
Current – Chairs the AgForce Rural Business Committee.
Mr Burke manages a family cattle property ‘Stanley House’, situated on Lake Somerset in the Brisbane Valley, South East Queensland.
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Bill Bray Director
2004 – 2008 President of the Cattle Council of Australia
Involved with the Victorian Farmers Federation for the past 25 years.
Mr Bray runs a mixed beef and sheep property in the Gippsland region
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Nick Keatinge Director
Nick has been involved with the NSW Farmers Association for 30 years.
Last year he was awarded the NSW Farmers’Association Medal of Honour for his long standing commitment to the ideals of the Association.
Nick, is a beef, lamb and wool producer on the South West Slopes of NSW.
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Andrew Broad President Victorian Farmers’ Federation
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Alf Cristaudo Chairman Canegrowers
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John Cotter President AgForce Queensland
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Charles Armstrong President NSW Farmers Association
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Members’ Council -
from the NFF’s web site
The Members’ Council is the supreme consultative forum for the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF).
Made up of all 16 state farming organisation and commodity council members, as well as Associate Members, of the NFF, members are appointed by their respective organisations.
The Members’ Council elects the Directors and officeholders (President and Vice-President) from nominations received from members, and determines:
* the key priorities for the NFF’s Strategic Plan;
* determines policy on issues or positions that are outside of the guidance previously agreed
Members council Represenatives
David Crombie – President, National Farmers’ Federation
Charles Burke – Vice-President, National Farmers’ Federation
Nick Keatinge – Director, National Farmers’ Federation
Bill Bray – Director, National Farmers’ Federation
John Cotter – President, AgForce Queensland
Wes Judd – President, Australian Dairy Farmers
Mark King – President, Australian Dried Fruits Association
Ian McIvor – Chair, Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council
Alf Cristaudo – Chair, Canegrowers
Greg Brown – President, Cattle Council of Australia
John McKillop – Representative, Corporate Agricultural Group
Joanne Grainger – Chair, Cotton Australia
Roy Chisholm – President, Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association
Charles Armstrong – President, NSW Farmers’ Association
Les Gordon – President, Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia
Kate Joseph – President, Sheepmeat Council of Australia
David Gatenby – President, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association
Andrew Broad – President, Victorian Farmers Federation
Mike Norton – President, Western Australian Farmers Federation
Don Hamblin – President, WoolProducers
Many farmers believe the NFF to be a separate organization of which their State Farming Organization ( SFO’s) is a member. Indeed this is a misconception that the NFF and SFO’s and the Commodity Councils foster amongst farmers.
To be accurate it should be call the National Farming Organizations Federation or NFOF.
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Members’ Council
The Members’ Council is the supreme consultative forum for the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF).
Made up of all 16 state farming organisation and commodity council members, as well as Associate Members, of the NFF, members are appointed by their respective organisations.
The Members’ Council elects the Directors and officeholders (President and Vice-President) from nominations received from members, and determines:
- the key priorities for the NFF’s Strategic Plan;
- elects Committee chairs;
- receives the budgets and financial reports;
- determines policy on issues or positions that are outside of the guidance previously agreed; and
- generally undertakes all functions and powers normally exercised by members or shareholders under the Corporations Act.
