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New president to take the reins at troubled National Farmers' Federation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/hamish-mcintyre-new-president-of-national-farmers-federation/105903736 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #Agriculture

ok, so i know what to expect from this latest one, in which century does he happen to live?

#AusPol #ClimateCrisis #NonLinear #TippingPoints #PositiveFeedbackLoops #FossilFools #RenewableEnergy #ChangeTheSystem #StateCapture #RightToProtest #Biodiversity #WeAreTotallyFscked #Misanthropy #Karma #NativeForests #StopLoggingNativeForests #FsckCapitalism #CognitiveDissonance

New president to take the reins at troubled National Farmers' Federation
By Fiona Broom

Hamish McIntyre is named the new president of Australia's peak farmer representative body.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/hamish-mcintyre-new-president-of-national-farmers-federation/105903736

#Agriculture #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FionaBroom

Even without Trump's tariffs, Australian farmers are losing out on billions
By Kath Sullivan

Even without Trump's tariffs, Australian farmers and exporters of agricultural produce are already losing out on an estimated $4 billion of annual export trade each year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/non-trade-barriers-trump-australian-farmers/105820528

#Agriculture #Trade #AgriculturalPolicy #KathSullivan

Grass greener now for some farmers as others brace for harsher future
By Coco Veldkamp

As spring brings a flicker of hope, some farmers cautiously embrace optimism while others face mounting pressures and climate uncertainty.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/farming-faces-global-warming-challenges-bom-csiro-forecasts/105698854

#LivestockFarming #Droughts #ClimateChange #Weather #DairyFarming #Agribusiness #AgriculturalPolicy #Water #CocoVeldkamp

Calls to review drought policy to better help struggling farmers
By Selina Green, Brooke Neindorf, and Kerrie Lush

The nation's drought supports will come under scrutiny at a major national forum today as southern farmers continue to battle dry times.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-08/national-drought-forum-convenes-in-sa-farmers-want-policy-review/105739102

#Droughts #LivestockFarming #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #GrainGrowing #AgriculturalPolicy #SelinaGreen #BrookeNeindorf # #KerrieLush

Red tape slows the sale of Australia's largest sheep station
By Belinda Varischetti and Joanna Prendergast

A deal has been done to sell Rawlinna Station to a UK-owned pastoral company, but six months on the WA government is yet to approve the sale.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-09-03/rawlinna-sale-on-hold-as-wa-govt-yet-approve-deal/105725498

#SheepFarming #WoolGrowing #LocalFoodSystems #Agribusiness #PropertyPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #BelindaVarischetti #JoannaPrendergast

All Tasmanian abattoirs have CCTV, but it's not known how much footage is watched
By Jessica Moran

After distressing video was aired showing the shocking treatment of animals inside a Tasmanian abattoir, CCTV cameras were made mandatory. But since then, it has been revealed no record is being kept on whether the surveillance video is being reviewed.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/tasmanian-abattoir-cctv-monitoring-records-not-kept/105724876

#AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #AgriculturalPolicy #AnimalCruelty #JessicaMoran

Government extends drought assistance with $1b for farmers
By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

The federal government announces an additional $1 billion for farm drought loans and commits to continuing the scheme beyond 2026.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/federal-government-one-billion-for-more-drought-loans/105711360

#Droughts #AgriculturalPolicy #Agribusiness #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

Indeed. This is why attacks on Canadian and EU agricultural support programs are wrong-headed.

“You want to straighten out the budget?” he asked. “Start taxing corporations and the wealthy like we’ve been telling you. Do you think we’re idiots? Do you think we don’t pay taxes?”

#uspoli #economy #agriculturalpolicy #EU #Canada #cdnpoli @canada 🇨🇦 https://www.salon.com/2025/08/28/republicans-thought-they-could-escape-the-big-beautiful-bill-its-not-working/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fliberal

Farmers vow to block access to transmission projects despite legal risks
By Angus Verley

Victorian farmers are vowing to block access to transmission line builders, even if it leads to large fines and clashes with police.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-07-30/farmers-face-jail-transmission-access/105580880

#Government #Laws #Farmers #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #LandManagement #AgriculturalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AngusVerley

Positive report card for Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but not all agree
By Annie Brown and Selina Green

Thirteen years since the start of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, a comprehensive evaluation finds rivers, wetlands and lakes are in far better shape.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/murray-darling-basin-plan-review-water-report-card/105568258

#MurrayDarlingBasin #RuralandRemoteCommunities #EnvironmentalPolicy #AgriculturalPolicy #AnnieBrown #SelinaGreen

Positive report card for Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but not all agree
By Annie Brown and Selina Green

Thirteen years since the start of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, a comprehensive evaluation finds rivers, wetlands and lakes are in far better shape.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/murray-darling-basin-plan-review-water-reporter-card/105568258

#MurrayDarlingBasin #RuralandRemoteCommunities #EnvironmentalPolicy #AgriculturalPolicy #AnnieBrown #SelinaGreen

Africa: Experts Urge Tax Subsidies On Crop Inputs As Global Hunger and Climate Crises Converge: [Nile Post] Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food systems advocates and UN agencies warn that current policies are driving hunger, poor diets, and… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLY9Zc #ClimateCrisis #FoodSecurity #AgriculturalPolicy #SustainableAgriculture #HungerSolutions