http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases_2012MAFF (Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry) Media Release Updateshttp://www.daff.gov.au/_media/images/corporate/rss-feed-icon-14x14.gifhttp://www.maff.gov.au/feeds/mediaI support Julia Gillard one hundred percent as the leader of our party and as the Prime Minister. I always have, and I continue to do so.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/party-leadership23 Feb 2012The 'FOODmap: An analysis of the Australian food supply chain' report has been launched today by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/mapping_out_a_food_secure_future23 Feb 2012Indigenous land managers and farmers in northern Australia will now be able to generate revenue for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through savanna fire management.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/burning-opportunity22 Feb 2012Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, today announced that following independent advice of the National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC) and improved seasonal conditions, an Exceptional Circumstance (EC) declaration in the River Murray and Lower Lakes Corridor would expire as scheduled on 31 March 2012.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/exceptional_circumstance_in_south_australia17 Feb 2012The Gillard Government will commence the delivery of exit grants under the $45 million Tasmanian Forest Contractors Exit Grants, part of the Tasmanian Forests Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA).http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/gillard_government_supports_tasmanias_forest_contractors17 Feb 2012Australia's agriculture sector is embracing a clean energy future with more than 500 applications received from universities, land managers, industry and government agencies for Gillard Government funding to test and develop new ways for farmers to reduce carbon emissions.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/agriculture-sector-embraces-a-clean-energy-future13 Feb 2012Irresponsible campaigns against Tasmania's overseas timber market are sabotaging local jobs and can only result in worse environmental outcomes.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/statement_on_announcement_by_ta_ann_tasmania13 Feb 2012Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Parliamentary Secretary, Sid Sidebottom, today urged communities to take advantage of grants between $5,000 and $20,000 now available under the government?s Caring for our Country initiative.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/communities10 Feb 2012Youth with big ideas and strong leadership from across rural and regional Australia have converged on Canberra this week and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has congratulated them on being named winners in the annual Heywire competition.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/heywire-winners09 Feb 2012Livestock trade to the Middle East is important for Australia - it supports jobs, hard working families and rural and regional communities, particularly in our north.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/february/ministerial_statement_-_livestock_trade_to_the_middle_east09 Feb 2012Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with Governments and importers regarding the implementation of a new regulatory framework that seeks to ensure Australian livestock exported for slaughter are treated at or above internationally accepted animal welfare standards.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/january/ludwig-to-lead-industry-delegation-to-the-middle-east23 Jan 2012Assistant Treasurer Mark Arbib and Acting Minister for Agriculture Simon Crean today released the Foreign Investment and Australian Agriculture report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) and commissioned by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC).http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/january/abares-report-provides-facts-about-foreign-investment18 Jan 2012The Australian Government is boosting regional economies through $30 million in support and a further $30 million per annum in reduced red tape for agricultural export industries.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/january/reduced_red_tape_and_assistance_to_boost_regional_economies12 Jan 2012Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Sid Sidebottom, have welcomed 2012 - the Australian Year of the Farmer - as an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate the significant contribution our farmers make to the country.http://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2012/january/celebrating-australian-farmers-in-201204 Jan 2012Ministers welcome changes to the Farm Management Deposits Schemehttp://www.maff.gov.au/media_office/media_releases/media_releases/2011/december/welcome-changes-to-the-farm-management-deposits-scheme23 Dec 2011