Farmers are warning the federal Labor government that its decision to ignore the sector and increase taxes on producers will force up the price of food, pushing the cost of living even higher. This comes as the federal government announced in the budget that it will introduce a new 10 percent levy on all domestic agricultural,…
New Tax on Farmers Will Send Food Cost Soaring, Sector Warns
May 9, 2023
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New Tax on Australian Farmers Will Send Food Costs Soaring, Sector Warns
May 9, 2023
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Farmers are warning the federal Labor government that its decision to ignore the sector’s suggestions and increase taxes on domestic producers will force up the price of food, pushing the cost of living for Australians even higher. This comes as the federal government announced in its budget released Tuesday that proposes introducing a new 10…
Australian Farmers Bracing for Bigger Biosecurity Bill in Budget
Australian farmers are concerned the federal government is about to hit them with extra biosecurity fees and have called for importers to pick up the bill instead. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has previously flagged a change to how biosecurity is funded, with a commitment to a sustainable funding source. Ahead of Tuesday night’s budget, Tony…
Farmers Fight on After Floods in Australian State
Farmers are facing a long, pot-holed and often crumbling road to recovery as they forge ahead with post-flood recovery efforts. Victorian farmers are rebuilding fences, tracks and shed bases after a weak harvest when spoilt grain and fruit crops were salvaged for livestock feed and fruit juice. In northern Victoria, Rochester crop farmer and contractor…
Australian Farmers More Prone to Diabetes and Obesity
Australian farmers are being urged to check in on their own health using an online tool, with research showing they are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, obesity and unsafe alcohol consumption. Researchers from the National Centre for Farmer Health developed the tool called Farmer HAT when pandemic lockdowns put an end to the organisation’s…
Coalition Pledges $75 Million to Help Farmers Buy Their First Farm
April 19, 2022
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The Coalition has promised $75 million to help farmers buy their first farm, encouraging more people into the agriculture industry as land prices surge. A $75 million Future Farmer Guarantee Scheme will be rolled out over 18 months, beginning on Jan. 1, 2023, according to Agriculture Minister David Littleproud. The scheme would see the government acting…
Flood-stricken Farmers Ask for More Help from the New South Wales Government
Stressful and exhausted farmers in the north of New South Wales (NSW) are asking the state government for assistance as they continue to suffer the impacts of the flood crisis. Dugald Saunders, the NSW minister for agriculture, said the state government had included fodder drops, vet assessments and disposal of dead stock in the list…
Australian Farmers Hold High Degree of Optimism: Survey
A global survey of over 600 farmers has shown that Australian growers were more optimistic about the future of the agriculture industry than their counterparts in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Australian agricultural tech group AgriWebb has recently released a report (pdf), which surveyed 636 farmers globally and questioned them on various…
Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
December 13, 2021
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A University of Sydney and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s report released on the impacts of the Black Summer fires from 2019 to 2020 has found the fires cost the Australian agriculture sector billions of dollars. The Fire on the Farm report (pdf), released, Dec. 13, estimated the bushfires fires— which burnt up…
NSW Govt Brings Back Strongest Rodent Pesticide to Combat Mouse Plague
The New South Wales (NSW) government has secured 5000 litres of bromadiolone, one of the world’s strongest pesticides against rodents, as part of a $50 million (US$38.8 million) ‘mouse trap’ package to help farmers combat the ongoing mouse plague. The chemical, which has been banned from outdoor usage since 2017, is currently awaiting approval from…
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