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Farmers welcome glyphosate ruling

(25/07/2024)
NSW Farmers has welcomed the Federal Court’s ruling that key agricultural chemical glyphosate (Roundup) is safe to use as directed.

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Future farm leaders honoured

(24/07/2024)
Five future rural leaders have been named as the successful recipients of the NSW Farmers Tertiary Scholarships at its Annual Conference this week.

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Daylight saving and wild dogs up for debate

(24/07/2024)
Wild dogs, shortening daylight saving and improving the renewable energy rollout were just some of agriculture’s hot topics up for debate as NSW Farmers returned for the final day of its 2024 Annual Conference.

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Farmers debate renewables, traceability reforms

(23/07/2024)
Renewable energy, national traceability reforms and feral pigs were front and centre for farmers debating the key issues affecting agriculture at the NSW Farmers 2024 Annual Conference today.

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Farmers meet to feed the future

(22/07/2024)
Farmers from all corners of the state will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the energy transition and feeding the future.

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Renewables in the spotlight

(19/07/2024)
Farmers and rural communities will soon have a handy guide to help navigate the renewable energy transition.

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Balance vital in nature strategy

(17/07/2024)
The state’s peak farming group says the new NSW Nature Strategy must not be used to restrict food and fibre production.

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Farmers welcome fairer biosecurity funding

(16/07/2024)
Farmers have welcomed a $47.1 million dollar boost to the nation’s biosecurity system thanks to the Australian Government’s new fees and charges system for importers.

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Farm safety in the spotlight

(15/07/2024)
Farmers are urged to see what small steps they could take to boost their on-farm safety as NSW Farmers kicks off a series of workshops during National Farm Safety Week.

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Farmers welcome funding for Avian Influenza

(11/07/2024)
The state’s peak farming body has welcomed the announcement of $6.9 million in Federal Government funding to support surveillance and preparedness for Avian Influenza in Australia.

Blog

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OPINION: We're all in this together

(24/01/2024)
For the many farmers and their families who live and work in our landscape, Australia Day will involve an early start, pulling on their boots and heading out the door at the crack of dawn to keep growing the healthy plants and healthy animals that ke

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Biosecurity should be everyone's concern

(8/01/2024)
Six months ago, barely anyone outside of politics or agriculture had even heard the word ‘biosecurity’, let alone knew what it was.

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Don't fall for doomsayers' 'hot air'

(24/09/2021)
It’s a fact almost universally accepted that you should never discuss religion or politics in polite conversation. These days, I think we can add climate change to that list, because it can raise the temperature of the room (pardon the pun) like few