NSW Farmers have called for the Federal Government to take urgent action to ensure phone companies don’t leave thousands of farmers without mobile coverage as the 3G network shutdown progresses.
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Posted inAgriculture
Food security at stake in supermarket inquiry
Australia will be unable to feed itself and farmers will be driven out of business unless radical action is taken to reform the supermarket retail sector, NSW Farmers has told a Senate Inquiry today.
Posted inAgriculture, Emergency management
New program to help farmers fight fires
Farmers have welcomed the launch of a new trial scheme to help first responders fight bushfires.
Posted inAgriculture
Farmers and families at mercy of retail giants
NSW Farmers is calling for an ACCC inquiry into the supermarket retail sector as fair prices for consumers and farmers remain nowhere in sight.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Greens, Labor Murray Darling deal steals from New England farmers to give warm fuzzies to cities
Labor and Greens have announced a Murray Darling Basin deal to specifically target the Northern Basin for additional water buybacks.
Posted inGeneral News
Disaster survey a must for fire-affected farmers
NSW Farmers is strongly encouraging all fire-affected rural landholders to report damage through an official government survey.
Posted inGeneral News
Help for farmers affected by bushfires in our region
NSW Farmers has activated its natural disaster fund to accept cash donations to support farmers affected by the recent bushfires.
Posted inAgriculture
New NFF President launches campaign to ‘keep farmers farming’
An unprecedented campaign against anti-farming policies has been launched by new NFF President David Jochinke in his first day in the role.
Posted inCrime
Call for parliamentary inquiry on regional crime
The Country Mayors Association, Police Association of New South Wales and NSW Farmers, as well as local MP Adam Marshall, have called for a Parliamentary Inquiry into crime, law and order in rural and regional New South Wales.
Posted inGeneral News
Support for women in farming
A new project funded by the NSW government will give women in agriculture the chance to develop their own small business and skills training.