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Spring 2021: Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

Published 12 Oct 2021

Is agricultural advocacy fit to manage an increasing array of future challenges? In a landscape where community attitudes influence regulatory change at a faster pace than ever before, and in which disruptive change to business has become the new normal, how well are agricultural advocates positioned to respond and participate?

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Published 12 Oct 2021

Advocacy in agriculture has evolved over the years to include not only domestic and global policy, but food security and the social license to farm. Despite the expansion of advocacy, those getting started in farming, or trying to get ahead in farming, have found themselves with less and less time…

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Managing Land Use Conflict

Published 2 Feb 2021

RESEARCH REPORT: Managing farm-related land use conflict in NSW The Australian Farm Institute estimates $20.3 billion can be added to the gross value of agricultural production through digital technology, while the National Farmers’ Federation has identified it as one of the keys to making agriculture a $100 billion industry by…

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Managing farm-related land use conflict in NSW

Published 18 Dec 2020

Farmers can suffer significant economic consequences from land use conflict. However, this research shows the most severe impacts from these disputes are largely non-financial. In key informant interviews conducted for the study, mental health, social and physical amenity, industry decline and erosion of trust emerged as the primary impacts of…

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Summer 2020: Are competition measures delivering farmers a fair go?

Published 17 Dec 2020

Five years ago, the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper noted ‘a fairer go for farm businesses’ as a priority action area. This year’s AFI John Ralph Essay Competition asked respondents to consider whether current competition measures are delivering that promised ‘fair go’. The submissions covered an intriguing range of ideas and…

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November 2020 Insights

Published 25 Nov 2020

It’s been a tumultuous year in many ways but there’s one topic which is undeniably ubiquitous: how has COVID changed the ways we operate? This edition of Insights looks at NSW Farmers’ eight-point reform and recovery plan, canvasses global opinions on potential international farm policy ramifications, covers the shift to…

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The watch list

Published 24 Nov 2020

AFI staff recommend gems that have caught their eye, sparked the imagination or challenged their thinking. Richard focuses on digital agriculture adoption; Teresa on inspiring female leaders in ag; Katie explores the history of debt; Kylie’s pick asks: can we eat meat and save the planet; Sally examines science communication.

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What does a gas-led recovery strategy mean for farmers?

Published 23 Nov 2020

The Federal Government has announced that part of Australia’s strategy to deal with the economic impacts of COVID-19 will be a ‘gas-led recovery’. This strategy asserts that increasing gas production (by opening new basins and building more gas-burning power stations) and creating a transparent market will make Australian energy cheaper…

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Growing our food and fibre future

Published 23 Nov 2020

As Australia looks to recover from the maelstrom of COVID-19, the nation will be more reliant on economic engines like agriculture than ever before. The gradual easing of restrictions and adaptation to the “new norm” means the nation is collectively getting back on track, but governments and industry must now…

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Winter 2020: Shifting sands: ag policy in a post-truth era

Published 1 Jun 2020

This winter edition explores a number of themes in relation to the increasingly difficult environment of policy development in a post-truth era. How is truth established in today’s world, where alternative facts and fake news are blamed by those on every side of every debate for diminishing their ‘truthful’ position?…

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Autumn 2020: Evolving conservation agriculture

Published 1 Mar 2020

Conservation agriculture is the dominant cropping system in Australia, yet many conservation agriculture practices are under threat. Accelerated evolution of farming systems is necessary to ensure that Australian farmers can continue to farm in a profitable, productive and sustainable fashion. This edition explores some of the drivers for change to…

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February 2020 Insights

Published 1 Feb 2020

Over the past 30 years, Australian seafood industries have been devastated by a steady march of disease outbreaks, often with little or no warning. Each episode has been devastating, and all have starkly illustrated aquatic disease management’s primary challenge: the underwater world has no fences. Given the absence of effective…

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