Media Releases

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Practical productivity needed after Budget

(12/05/2026)
NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin has urged the Australian Government to embrace primary production following the Treasurer’s Budget speech.

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Farmer confidence plummets amid crisis

(12/05/2026)
NSW Farmers is warning state and federal governments must urgently respond to an acute cost-of-production shock with new data showing spikes in fuel and fertiliser prices caused by global shortages have slashed confidence.

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Funding fix needed for rural councils

(8/05/2026)
Rural residents are crying out for reliable roads, the state’s peak farming body has told an Inquiry into Local Government Funding.

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Fast-tracking renewables risks sidelining farmers

(7/05/2026)
NSW Farmers is calling on the NSW Government to pause plans to fast-track renewable energy projects.

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NSW Farmers calls for answers on Inland Rail

(6/05/2026)
The Albanese Government must provide answers after it scrapped a multi billion dollar freight project.

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Statement on the death of Harold Balcomb

(4/05/2026)
We are saddened to learn one of our past presidents, Harold Balcomb, died on 27 April 2026.

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Gas exploration safeguards questioned

(29/04/2026)
We have called on the NSW Government to answer urgent questions about how it will protect groundwater, farm biosecurity, and landholders as it promotes new gas exploration.

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Cattle program gets tick of approval

(23/04/2026)
The ongoing challenge of cattle tick and tick fever can not be left to individual landholders to manage alone.

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Supermarkets must help farmers keep food moving as fuel costs bite

(16/04/2026)
NSW Farmers has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families.

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Farm leaders unite on the Murray to demand smarter Basin management, not more buybacks

(10/04/2026)
As conflict in the Middle East drives uncertainty and tightens pressure on fuel and fertiliser supply, Australia’s peak farming bodies stood shoulder to shoulder on the banks of the Murray River, warning Government not to compound the strain.

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NSW Farmers secures certainty for AgSkilled

(4/04/2026)
NSW Farmers has secured a major victory for regional skills and workforce development, with the NSW Government confirming a three-year, $15 million funding commitment for the AgSkilled program.

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National fuel plan must deliver results

(30/03/2026)
NSW Farmers has welcomed a coordinated national response on fuel security and fuel supply chain resilience, but says immediate, practical action is needed to fix regional distribution failures.

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JOINT RELEASE Young Farmer Business Program

(23/03/2026)
The Young Farmers Business Program will officially kick-off at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Thursday 2 April, helping NSW farmers set up for the opportunities and challenges ahead in the State’s booming agricultural industry.

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Statement on National Cabinet March 2026

(19/03/2026)
NSW Farmers' position on this is clear, state and federal governments must act today to ensure there is a guaranteed diesel supply for agriculture as a priority.

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Farmers front fuel roundtable

(16/03/2026)
NSW Farmers advocated for the state’s agricultural sector during a NSW Government roundtable discussion on the ongoing fuel crisis.

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Energy Minister must act now to refuel the bush

(12/03/2026)
NSW Farmers has called on Energy Minister Chris Bowen to immediately act and resolve the bush fuel shortage.

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Farmers warn of conservation ‘land grab’

(6/03/2026)
A controversial proposal from an anti-farming environmental group risks handing control of private land to government under the guise of conservation.

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Farmers reject ‘dumpster fire’ plans

(25/02/2026)
NSW Farmers says plans to pollute rural and regional communities with Sydney’s rubbish should be immediately rejected.

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All risk, no reward for outback farmers

(23/02/2026)
Shortchanged farmers in the state’s northwest are desperately calling on government to deliver fairer compensation for small-scale title mining claims.

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Patchy mobile services an ongoing concern

(18/02/2026)
Fed up farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to keep complaining.