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David Jochinke

Posted inAgriculture, National News

NFF, ABRI looking for new leaders

blankby RK CrosbyJuly 29, 2025August 1, 2025

National Farmers Federation (NFF) and Armidale based Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI) are both looking for new leadership.

Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Science and Research

Calls for more resources as APVMA performance nosedives

blankby RK CrosbyJuly 19, 2025July 22, 2025

The continued fallout from ministerial directives and attempts to tackle toxic culture within the Armidale-based APVMA has led to significant delays in new pesticide approvals

Posted inAgriculture

Cream of the crop learn leadership in Canberra 

blankby Lia EdwardsJune 28, 2025June 28, 2025

Twelve women have travelled from across Australia to attend a leadership retreat in Canberra, as part of the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. 

Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics, Local News, Money

Warning farmers may be forced to sell assets to cope with super tax changes

blankby Cameron MagusicJune 3, 2025June 4, 2025

New England’s farming community is likely to feel the brunt of proposed superannuation tax changes, according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and financial advisers with clients in the region.

Posted inAgriculture, Liverpool Plains Shire

Women to lead the way in agriculture

blankby Tom PleveyMay 25, 2025May 27, 2025

The National Farmers Federation has announced the twelve women who’ll be joining the 2025 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program.

Posted inAgriculture, Good News

Woolworths partners with the NFF to back young farmer changemakers

blankby Lia EdwardsMay 21, 2025May 22, 2025

The race to a $100 billion Australian agriculture industry by 2030 is on, and for the first time, Woolworths and the National Farmers’ Federation are seeking the nation’s most innovative minds to lead the charge.

Posted inFederal Politics, National News

Littleproud retains Nats leadership, Ayres takes Industry, Libs to come

blankby RK CrosbyMay 13, 2025May 15, 2025

In a big start to the week in Canberra, very few roles have changed in the leadership of the new Government or the Nationals, with the Liberals and Greens still sorting out their new leaders.

Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Indigenous

A ‘David and Goliath battle’ ends in Nationals upset

blankby AAPMay 6, 2025May 10, 2025

The National Party has suffered a symbolic defeat in a key rural seat, with a party defector claiming victory after a hard-fought grassroots campaign.

Posted inAgriculture, Australia Votes 2025

NFF federal election scorecard puts parties under the microscope

blankby New England Times News DeskApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today released its 2025 Federal Election Scorecard, revealing how the major parties stack up when it comes to agriculture and regional Australia. NFF President […]

Posted inAgriculture, Local News

Agriculture workforce options under attack  

blankby New England Times News DeskApril 25, 2025April 28, 2025

The National Farmers’ Federation has issued a stark warning that mounting red tape and increasingly complex labour laws are choking access to the workers.

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