“Our Members do not believe that any conditions imposed on the approval of this project make it acceptable,” says
@NSWFarmers
President
@guyrajack
. The
#NarrabriGas
project poses an unacceptable risk to water, soil and
#Local
food & fibre production 👉
.
@NSWFarmers
has said no to
#NarrabriGas
at the IPC hearing this afternoon. President
@guyrajack
said the only way that agriculture, communities and the environment can be protected from the risks posed by the Narrabri Gas Project is by the project not being approved
Hay carting trucks don't come any tougher than this! ADF helping out
@llsnsw
and
@nswdpi
to get fodder to farmers New distribution point open at Tumbarumba today. Registration essential through the hotline 1800 814 647
#farmrebuild2020
Big congrats to
@NSWFarmers
member Jo Palmer for winning the
@AgriFuturesAU
National Rural Womens award last night- a champion for employment opportunities in rural and remote regions
#rwa2019
We would like to acknowledge the tireless work and support of
@NSWNationals
Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair. We have enjoyed a frank, trusting and respectful relationship and wish him and his family well for the future. Thank you for your service
#nswpol
"I won't let them have it, not as long as I am alive," says
#HunterValley
farmer Wendy Bowman, an
#environmental
warrior 🌱 who took on the big
#mining
companies to protect her farm – and won. Read about her incredible determination here:
#farming
Christina Kelman is a vegetable farmer in the Sydney basin and is
#keepingusfed
with cucumbers and Asian greens. Christina has just planted a whopping 15,000 cucumbers and has 5,000 kale bunches going in every fortnight>
#calmyourfarm
#COVID19au
"If the people of NSW really value biodiversity, it's time they pick up the cheque," says North West NSW farmer Oscar Pearse who lifts the lid on native veg in the May edition of
#TheFarmer
magazine .
#NSWFarmers
#nativevegetation
Mice are still causing nightmares for farmers and rural communities in many parts of NSW, as evidenced by this friday night footage from a family farm near Gilgandra
#nswfarmers
#miceplague
A shout out to all the wonderful women out in NSW rural land on
#InternationalRuralWomensDay
for your crucial role in local food and fibre security, innovation, land and natural resource management, and rural enterprises.
A big round of applause 👏 for Chris Hall and Renae Connell for winning the NSW Farmer of the Year and NSW Young Farmer of the Year awards today. Chris produces cherries, lamb, Angus Beef and cereal crops in Wallendbeen; Renae is a dairy farmer from Megan near Dorrigo
#agchcatoz
The tiny Bylong Valley community is rejoicing after a third round legal bout win to stop a coal mine. But the battle is not over and the nearby Rylstone community is now facing the prospect of coal exploration👉
#ausag
#protectourlandandwater
The Perich Group, owners of Leppington Pastoral Company, is donating $1 million to the NSW Farmers Natural Disaster Relief Fund to help rebuild bushfire affected farms and restore local food and fibre production in south east NSW👏👏👏👏
#farmrebuild2020
#bushfires
Today we held a press conference with the
@NationalFarmers
,
@AgForceQLD
and
@nswirrigators
warning Aussies the Government’s Basin plans will result in higher food prices. Read our media release here:
NSW Farmers has reacted angrily to a failure by the ARTC to release stats & economic modelling justifying their nomination of a preferred route for inland rail
In the midst of very challenging times, a piece of good news with
@A_J_Marshall
leading the passage of the first Right to Farm bill through the NSW Parliament
#nswag
#ausag
#right2farm
Interested in
#renewablesinag
? Join
@NSWFarmers
at the Renewables in Agriculture Conference in Dubbo next Wednesday to hear from farmers and industry experts about on-farm
#Renewables
.
#virtual
attendance options are available. Tickets👉
There's never been a more important time to get behind farmers and regional communities. To access a full copy of the
#GetAustraliaGrowing
document, visit (2/2)
#agchatoz
#auspol
The Future of Gas strategy has fuelled an uncertain future for farmers on the fertile Liverpool plains. Some
#goodnews
for farmers in other areas like the Western Division with the removal of
#zombie
pels 👉
#nswpol
#localfood
“There will be just as many, if not more, eggs on shelves in a months’ time”, says Central West 🥚producer Rob Peffer. Rob provides eggs to
@woolworths
, Coles, IGA and small wholesalers, and says that production rarely stops in the egg industry.
#keepingusfed
#covid19australia
Good catch up with
@senbmckenzie
at the Bushfire Roundtable on Agriculture today- as the minister said with hope and hardwork we can get through this and build a stronger
#ausag
#farmrebuild2020
"I've lost a shed full of hay and I am not the only one," Gilgandra farmer Norman Moeris.
#Mice
numbers are exploding in many parts of NSW and the winter crop is at risk.
@NSWFarmers
is calling for action 👉
"You are the salt of the earth," Prince Harry tells farmers and locals in Dubbo. Earlier, he and his wife Meghan helped feed cotton seed and hay to sheep on the property of NSW Farmers members Scott and Elaine Woodley.
#royalvisit
#dubbo
#NSWFarmers
It’s time for supermarkets to step up and lift the price of their dairy products. Milk prices in Australia are too low, and it needs to stop. Let’s start with a minimum of $1.50/litre for milk and $9.00/kg for cheese. Read more in
@theweeklytimes
>
Celebrating National Agriculture Day 2020! In a year like no other, this special day highlights the extraordinary efforts of Aussie farmers who have had our back and supported the nation through difficult times.
@NSWFarmers
says thank you!
#AgDayAU
“We need to protect the Liverpool Plains from degradation by coal and coal seam gas development." Big 👎 from
@NSWFarmers
on the decision to renew coal seam gas exploration tenements owned by Santos 👉
“There are some unusual little tractors here that most people haven’t seen before," Tom Horwood told The Farmer.
Tom collection of 500 tractors on his property near Inverell is certainly one to behold 👉
#tractor
#Tractor2Twitter
Love a Tim Tam? Remember to say thanks to farmers like Glen and Julie Andreazza from Griffith, who proudly grow the wheat used in this classic Aussie staple. With Winter crop planting around the corner, it’s even busier than ‘business as usual’ for the Andreazzas
@keepingusfed
Wonboyn Lake oyster farmers Caroline and Kel Henry say there are still plenty of ways to support
#local
farmers and enjoy oysters this Easter 👏. Caroline says head to your local seafood shop, contact local farmers directly or search online for home deliveries.
#keepingusfed
The Farmer Magazine from
@NSWFarmers
has soared above the likes of
@British_Airways
to win 'Gold' for Best Membership magazine at the International Content Marketing Awards in London today. 👏👏👏
Farmers in NSW are busy doing what they do best- producing local food - amid the
#coronavirusaus
pandemic. We can rely on our local farmers like the Fahey family at Glenbernie Orchards who are picking delicious apples now>
#keepingusfed
We're thrilled our idea for a tunnel to be built through the Blue Mtns- connecting Western Sydney with the Central West has the support of
@elonmusk
&
@mcannonbrookes
. Well done
@greensjeremy
for reaching out to them about this important project
Did you know that Australia has grown almost $1 billion worth of almonds this year? Family farms in the NSW
#Riverina
are playing a key role advancing almond production
#nswfarmers
#localfood
A 'green army' of Dutch farmers have caused 1,136km of traffic jams in reaction to claims that they were largely responsible for a nitrogen oxide emissions problem.
Congratulations to Mike & Velia O'Hare- NSW Farmer of the Year! They run a 2,200 hectare mixed farm at Beckom producing canola, wheat and lamb through a rotational cropping system!
NSW Ag Minister Adam Marshall on Right to Farm: "Maybe we need to actually go down the path of introducing a brand new piece of stand-alone legislation to enshrine that right that primary producers have to be primary producers."
#focusonag
#protectourfarms
In the 1970s, most mushrooms consumed in Australia could be found processed and heaped into a can. Today, 95% of mushrooms eaten in Australia are fresh thanks to efforts of around 40 innovative 🍄 farmers. Read more 👉
#localfood
#nswfarmers
Would you pay more for your fresh milk?
@NSWFarmers
is calling for
@woolworths
,
@Coles
and
@ALDIAustralia
to lift homebrand milk prices to $1.50 per litre with all money to go back to farmers. Our dairy farmers need a fair price for their milk.
Our hottest drought on the world agenda: Walgett farmer and NSW Farmers member Ed Colless says he's only planted 1 crop in 6 years because of
#drought
. "Any idea that
#farmers
haven't been prepared is just ridiculous – we couldn't be more prepared but – it's been bloody tough."
Congrats to our farmers for holding up the value of Australian agricultural production despite
#bushfires
and prolonged
#drought
.
@ABARES
says farm production in fiscal 2019-20 was expected to fall only slightly to $59 billion>
#farmrecovery2020
#ausag
A big shout out to all the wonderful women out there in rural land for today's
#InternationalDayofRuralWomen
To mark this celebration, The
@NationalFarmers
has set a goal to double women in agriculture's leadership roles by 2030.
No matter where you live, everyone should have
#mobile
connectivity. Today’s Rnd 4 announcement by
@senbmckenzie
adds 54 mobile black spot towers in
#NSW
. We have advocated since 2015 for many of these locations for our
#farmer
members!
#focusonag
#telecoms
Is it a bright renewable world for farmers in Australia? Find some answers in The Farmer magazine's coverage of the National Renewables in Ag Conference in Wagga Wagga>
5 remote NSW airstrips to be upgraded under $9m Federal funding announced today👏More funding available later this year. Great opportunity to improve access for our farmers and their produce.
This
#zombie
defence-like iron fence has helped save this haystack from the
#mouseplague
. Farmers will also soon be able to apply for a 50% rebate on ZF baits- a practical support measure from the State Government in an ongoing battle.
We don't believe the Federal Government has considered the impact of their live export ban on eastern states, from market price dips, to a lack of options to manage stock through difficult periods such as drought, or the effect on labour availability for seasonal workforce.
Don’t do it
@DavidPocock
&
@TammyTyrrell_
.
A 2028 ban was not an election commitment. There’s no impact assessment, no fair process, and woefully inadequate compensation.
Farmers deserve better. Put process before politics and don’t rubber stamp the suffering this will cause.
Batlow apples are hard to beat. Thankfully, growers have vowed to rebuild following
#bushfiresNSW
.
@NSWFarmers
member Greg Mouat said growers will needs urgent support to replace netting, irrigation, and equipment for their
#farmrebuild2020
.
Farmers know good fences make for good neighbours. The NSW Government has stepped up as a neighbour and will cover $5,000/km to rebuild fire damaged fences adjoining public land. Not enough for wild dog exclusion fencing costs, but a welcome helping hand>
"I think he's done this before."
@NSWFarmers
president
@guyrajack
back on the boards at
#Guyra
show's shearing competition, sponsored by the local NSW Farmers Guyra branch.
"Australia is one of the most food secure nations in the world, with access to a wide variety of healthy and nutritious foods" says
@ABARES
. Thanks farmers!
Could a fairer MDBP secure a number 1 spot?
ABARES Insights report>
#keepingusfed
EXCLUSIVE: Aussie Farms has been stripped of its charity status after The Weekly Times revealed its website promoted 105 farm invasions when it was granted the status.
Here's what it will mean for Aussie Farms >>
@Chantelle_Fran
@ShannonJTwomey
#agchatoz
A big shout out to our
#oyster
farmers who have been using their punts to get fodder to livestock and supplies to isolated families👏 despite facing their own devastating losses.
#NSWFloods
A shout out to all the wonderful women in the land of farming and rural communities in NSW on
#IWD2020
Cheers for all the amazing work achieved in local food and fibre production, innovation, community projects and so so much more! 👏👏👏👏👏
Today is a great day for the NSW dairy industry with
@woolworths
announcing the end of its $1/L milk. The supermarket is increasing the price of its discount milk to $1.10, effective from Tuesday 19 February The extra 10c will go directly to farmers.
Northern Rivers farmers Rob Keen and Wendy McClusky are joining 800 other farmers across northern NSW and QLD to harvest almost 40,000 tonnes of our native macadamias in coming months- that's plenty to crunch on and cook with. Recipe ideas-
#keepingusfed
Yesterday I drove the dangerous Bells Line of Road between Lithgow and Sydney. It underlined why building a Blue Mountains tunnel is such a good idea.
#nswpol
#nswvotes
Another day another HUGE crowd. This time at
#renewablesinag
.
@NSWFarmers
is glad to see upwards of 200 people finding out all about the
#future
of ag. Also great to see a conference like this being held in
#visitwagga
.
Hard to say whether the new koala regulations strike the right balance between conservation and local food and fibre production. Farmers were not consulted👉
We welcome the announcement of a state inquiry into the impact of the live sheep by sea trade ban. We don't believe the Federal Government has properly considered the impact of their live export ban on eastern states.
#keepthesheep
Could local NSW beer, pasta and wool suits be part of the
@NationalFarmers
calls for renaissance in regional food and fibre manufacturing? Read more in a special report regional processing in the Farmer magazine-
#GetAustraliaGrowing
#localfood