National Farmers' Federation

Identity area

Type of entity

Peak council

Authorized form of name

National Farmers' Federation

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Description area

Dates of existence

1979 -

History

The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) is the peak national body representing farmers and, more broadly, agriculture across Australia. It was formed in 1979 from the amalgamation of the Australian National Cattlemen's Council, the Australian Farmers' Federation, the Cattlemen's Union of Australia, the Australian Woolgrowers' and Graziers' Council, the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation, the Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Federation, the Australian Vegetable Growers' Association and the Australian Seed Producers' Federation. Its first conference took place on Friday 20 July 1979, where Sir Donald Eckersley was elected inaugural President. Its current membership includes both State-based farmers' associations and national commodity councils, with agricultural companies as associate members.

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Representation for farmers

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Relationships area

Related entity

Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation (1930 - 1979)

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temporal

Dates of the relationship

1979 - ?

Description of relationship

Related entity

Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Federation (1939 - 1979)

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Category of the relationship

temporal

Dates of the relationship

1979 - ?

Description of relationship

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Entered from deposit description on 24 September 2012

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Sources

Australian Trade Union Archives, http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0649b.htm#related (accessed on 24 September 2012)
NFF history, http://www.nff.org.au/history.html (accessed on 24 September 2012)

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