{"id":339385,"date":"2023-10-26T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=339385"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:20:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:20:36","slug":"new-nff-boss-slams-federal-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/10\/26\/new-nff-boss-slams-federal-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"New NFF Boss Slams Federal Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NFF president David Jochinke has ripped into the Federal Government on his first day in the job (Photo: NFF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 26, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newly installed National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke has launched a broadside against the Federal Government on his first day on the job.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the NFF’s national conference in Canberra, Mr Jochinke called on MPs to stand up against policies which he said threatened “to slash billions from farm production”.<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmers have always put food on the table for Australians and clothes on our backs, but decisions are being made in Canberra that will make it harder to do,” Mr Jochinke said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re taking away the water, land and workers needed to grow food. That means fewer farmers doing what they do and when farmers grow less, everyone pays more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Jochinke launched a national NFF campaign, “Keep Farmers Farming”, which will focus on issues such as water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin; the proposed ban on live sheep exports; worker shortages on farms; environment laws; transmission lines and competition policy.<\/p>\n

The launch follows an NFF survey of more than 1600 farmers which revealed falling confidence in the farming sector.<\/p>\n

The survey found just over half (54.3 per cent) of farmers thought Federal Government policies were harming the industry, while 31.2 per cent thought the government was doing a good job for farmers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Jochinke urged farmers and consumers to unite behind the NFF campaign and show their support by signing an open letter to the Prime Minister, contacting their local MP or making a donation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming months, decisions by the Federal Government threaten to shave billions off farm production. We need support to ensure we have the right policies that help keep farmers farming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The \u201cKeep Farmers Farming\u201d campaign aims to:<\/strong><\/p>\n