Have you heard about the NSW planning policy reforms relating to agriculture and primary industries? The NSW Government has made a package of reforms, including a proposed new Primary Production and Rural Development state planning policy. They are attempting to address the issue of unclear thresholds for the land size and number of animals […]
Collective action in support of small-scale, regenerative farmers
In support of small-scale, regenerative farmers in Victoria, the following organisations have submitted responses to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Victorian Farmers Market Association Melbourne Farmers Market Association Regenerative Agriculture Industry Group City of Whittlesea
Response to Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) has submitted a response to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. View the submission here. The Victorian Government’s current proposals will do serious damage to the regenerative and small-scale livestock farmers of Victoria. See AFSA’s media release regarding the proposed changes here. AFSA’s Response to Planning for […]
‘The Regulation Diaries (7): Planning for Industrial Intensive Animal Agriculture’ by Tammi Jonas
This blog post was originally posted on AFSA President Tammi Jonas’ personal blog, Tammi Jonas: Food Ethics, as part of ‘The Regulation Diaries’ series. In October 2015, I visited Jo Stritch of Happy Valley Free Range, Livestock Farmer of the Year in 2014. Jo had just been ordered to remove all her pigs from her […]
CALL TO ACTION – Secure the future of free-range farming!
Why should small-scale pastured pork and poultry farms be treated like intensive sheds while cattle feedlots of 1000 cattle do not require a permit? The Victorian Government’s proposed reforms to planning controls for animal industries could mean the collapse of pastured pigs and poultry farms in Victoria. We have until 14 November 2017 to be […]
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