Farmer resources

In 2019, the National Farmers’ Federation joined ten rural Research and Development Corporations and the NSW Department of Primary Industries as a partner in the Community Trust in Rural Industries Program (CTRI).

The CTRI Program, managed by AgriFutures Australia, is a capacity-building initiative to drive a productive and cohesive response to changes in cross-sector community trust. Over a three-year period, community research will be undertaken by VoconiQ (powered by CSIRO) to provide insights on cross-sector issues and best practice approaches.

The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) is a group of like-minded organisations who have come together to end the data drought and to champion better communications services for consumers and small businesses living in rural, remote or regional areas.

The National Farmers’ Federation is a secretary of the RRRCC alongside Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

The Coalition works on policies for improving telecommunications in rural and remote communities.

The Australian Farm Data Code aims to promote adoption of digital technology, by ensuring that farmers have comfort in how their data is used, shared and managed.

The Australian Farm Data Code (the Code) was developed and adopted by the National Farmers’ Federation in consultation with industry.

Benefits to farmers include:
• increased awareness and understanding of the ways in which providers are collecting, using and sharing their farm data;
• a framework to compare providers and inform negotiations about data policies; and,
improvements to industry-wide data practices over time.

Read the Australian Data Code.