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		<title>National Farmers Federation &#8211; The Voice Of Agricultures Elite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the  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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/national-farmers-federation-the-voice-of-agricultures-elite/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The NFF and SFO&#8217;s are one and the Same</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/the-nff-and-sfos-are-one-and-the-same/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The National Farmers Federation Revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/the-national-farmers-federation-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/the-national-farmers-federation-revealed/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Isn&#8217;t It Ironic &#8211; Sad really.</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/isnt-it-ironic-sad-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you but don&#8217;t you think this is ironic -- even a little sad really. Monday the 22nd of June 2009. Farmers&#8217; congress in Brisbane For the... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/isnt-it-ironic-sad-really/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grains Council Of Australia The First To Go, But It Won&#8217;t Be The Last</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/grains-council-of-australia-the-first-to-go-but-it-wont-be-the-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 -... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/grains-council-of-australia-the-first-to-go-but-it-wont-be-the-last/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Has Tony Burke Mislead Parliament Saying Wheat Growers $30 a Tonne Better Off Under Deregulation?</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/has-tony-burke-mislead-parliament-saying-wheat-growers-30-a-tonne-better-off-under-deregulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/has-tony-burke-mislead-parliament-saying-wheat-growers-30-a-tonne-better-off-under-deregulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/has-tony-burke-mislead-parliament-saying-wheat-growers-30-a-tonne-better-off-under-deregulation/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Don&#8217;t Have Farm Lobby Groups In Australia &#8211; We Have Country Clubs</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/we-dont-have-farm-lobby-groups-in-australia-we-have-country-clubs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/we-dont-have-farm-lobby-groups-in-australia-we-have-country-clubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/we-dont-have-farm-lobby-groups-in-australia-we-have-country-clubs/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NFF and Cattle Council Rewarded by Government with Copenhagen Junket</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-and-cattle-council-rewarded-by-government-with-copenhagen-junket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-and-cattle-council-rewarded-by-government-with-copenhagen-junket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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).... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-and-cattle-council-rewarded-by-government-with-copenhagen-junket/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Crean Asean Free Trade Agreement Opens Australia Up to a Flood of Cheap Imports</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/simon-crean-asean-free-trade-agreement-opens-australia-up-to-a-flood-of-cheap-imports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia&#8217;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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/simon-crean-asean-free-trade-agreement-opens-australia-up-to-a-flood-of-cheap-imports/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Hope You Love Eating Chinese</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/we-hope-you-love-eating-chinese/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/we-hope-you-love-eating-chinese/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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