List/Grid

Tag Archives: National Farmers Federation

National Farmers Federation – The Voice Of Agricultures Elite

National Farmers Federation – The Voice Of Agricultures Elite

When theĀ  National Farmers Federation was formed in 1979 it was the first time in the history of Australian Agriculture that Australia had a single peak farm lobby group. Its… Read more »

The NFF and SFO’s are one and the Same

The NFF and SFO’s are one and the Same

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… Read more »

The National Farmers Federation Revealed

The National Farmers Federation Revealed

Today there has been great anger express among Australian farmers directed at the Australian Peak Farming lobby group, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) over its stand on the Carbon Pollution… Read more »

Isn’t It Ironic – Sad really.

Isn’t It Ironic – Sad really.

I don’t know about you but don’t you think this is ironic — even a little sad really. Monday the 22nd of June 2009. Farmers’ congress in Brisbane For the… Read more »

Grains Council Of Australia The First To Go, But It Won’t Be The Last

Grains Council Of Australia The First To Go, But It Won’t Be The Last

The imminent collapse of the Grains Council of Australia after more than 70 years representing grain growers should be a red flag to all Farming organizations. From The Land -… Read more »

Has Tony Burke Mislead Parliament Saying Wheat Growers $30 a Tonne Better Off Under Deregulation?

Has Tony Burke Mislead Parliament Saying Wheat Growers $30 a Tonne Better Off Under Deregulation?

QLD grain grower and Agmates member Rowell Walton writes: . On Friday last our Federal Minister for agriculture Tony Burke asserted to the nations parliament that wheat growers were $30… Read more »

We Don’t Have Farm Lobby Groups In Australia – We Have Country Clubs

We Don’t Have Farm Lobby Groups In Australia – We Have Country Clubs

Why is the USA Farm sector lobby so powerful and the Australian Farm lobby sector so weak ? As the US Cap-and-Trade legislation works its way through the USA congress… Read more »

NFF and Cattle Council Rewarded by Government with Copenhagen Junket

NFF and Cattle Council Rewarded by Government with Copenhagen Junket

Northern NSW Farmer and Australian Beef Association, Chairman, Brad Bellinger writes: . Our members are yet again disgusted with the National Farmers Federation (NFF) and Cattle Council of Australia (CCA)…. Read more »

Simon Crean Asean Free Trade Agreement Opens Australia Up to a Flood of Cheap Imports

Simon Crean Asean Free Trade Agreement Opens Australia Up to a Flood of Cheap Imports

Australia’s trade minister Simon Crean is crowing about the new Free trade deal he has just signed Australia up to. AUSTRALIA will open its markets completely to imports from the… Read more »

We Hope You Love Eating Chinese

We Hope You Love Eating Chinese

Chinese food imports into Australia have exploded in the last 3 years. Mega tonnages of Chinese produce have flooded Australian shores in the past six months, nudging Australian farmers off… Read more »