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Letters to the Editor

Following are Letters to the Editor, penned by the National Farmers' Federation (NFF), which have been printed in a variety of publications...

Ag has thousands of positive stories to tell (PDF 20.9 kb)
The NFF's Letter to the Editor in response to the opinion piece by Ross Gittins in the Sydney Morning Herald that claimed that "we never hear from farmers when times are good" as that would undermine "the media's stereotype that 'the man on the land' is ALWAYS doing it tough". The letter from NFF President Jock Laurie says quite to the contrary - there are thousands of positive stories about farming and agriculture to tell.

NFF Members' Council votes against the Windsor Bill (PDF 30.4 kb)
The NFF's Letter to the Editor regarding the proposed 'water trigger' Bills for coal seam gas under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act 1999), and the potential impact of these on agriculture.

Blueprint for Australian Agriculture (PDF 21.5 kb)
The NFF's Letter to the Editor regarding the Blueprint for Australian Agriculture and how the NFF intends to “look and listen with responsible intention to the grassroots people in the bush for an appropriate and workable solution”.

NFF National Congress 2012