(23/06/2026) NSW Farmers has expressed deep concern the 2026-27 NSW State Budget has failed to deliver the transformational investment the agricultural sector needs, as the State's farmers push toward a $30 billion industry by 2030 – a goal the Government says it
(23/06/2026) NSW Farmers has expressed reservations at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's (APVMA) decision to impose onerous restrictions on paraquat and diquat, warning the outcome will have significant on-ground impacts for farmers.
(18/06/2026) NSW Farmers has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to expand access to a key Capital Gains Tax (CGT) concession by lifting the small business threshold to $10 million - a longstanding NSW Farmers policy position.
(15/06/2026) NSW Farmers has welcomed the NSW Liberal and Nationals $300 million biosecurity and feral animal control policy announcement, as a significant step toward addressing a burgeoning crisis farmers have been managing almost alone for too long.
(3/06/2026) NSW Farmers says today's Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review decision will place significant additional pressure on farm employers, with some horticulture operations facing the full 6 per cent increase to their wages bill.
(12/05/2026) NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin has urged the Australian Government to embrace primary production following the Treasurer’s Budget speech.
(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.
(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.
(7/05/2026) NSW Farmers is calling on the NSW Government to pause plans to fast-track renewable energy projects.
(6/05/2026) The Albanese Government must provide answers after it scrapped a multi billion dollar freight project.
(4/05/2026) We are saddened to learn one of our past presidents, Harold Balcomb, died on 27 April 2026.
(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.
(23/04/2026) The ongoing challenge of cattle tick and tick fever can not be left to individual landholders to manage alone.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(16/03/2026) NSW Farmers advocated for the state’s agricultural sector during a NSW Government roundtable discussion on the ongoing fuel crisis.