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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>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/the-nff-and-sfos-are-one-and-the-same/</link>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/grains-council-of-australia-the-first-to-go-but-it-wont-be-the-last/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<category><![CDATA[Free Trade]]></category>
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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 Calls On Obama To Ramp Up Free Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-calls-on-obama-to-ramp-up-free-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-calls-on-obama-to-ramp-up-free-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Farmers&#8217; Federation (NFF) President David Crombie [pictured] writes: ***** GLOBAL trade reform probably isn&#8217;t occupying much of the new President&#8217;s thoughts, but it should (be). With world economies in... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/nff-calls-on-obama-to-ramp-up-free-trade/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yes Australia Is Proving It&#8217;s The Studipest Nation On Earth #2</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/yes-australia-is-proving-its-the-studipest-nation-on-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/yes-australia-is-proving-its-the-studipest-nation-on-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agmates editor Steve Truman writes: A month ago to the day I wrote an article asking Is Australia The Stupidest Nation On Earth. Over the next 40 years Australia will... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/yes-australia-is-proving-its-the-studipest-nation-on-earth/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shutting The Gate After The Horse has Bolted</title>
		<link>http://www.agmates.com/herald/shutting-the-gate-after-the-horse-has-bolted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.agmates.com/herald/shutting-the-gate-after-the-horse-has-bolted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agmates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Farmers Federation is pursuing their bizarre policy of jumping up and down after legislation has been passed and the horse has bolted. Both the National Farmers Federation and... <a class="meta-more" href="http://www.agmates.com/herald/shutting-the-gate-after-the-horse-has-bolted/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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