FARMERS are drawing up a blueprint for the long-term future of Australia's agriculture industry, with coal seam gas, infrastructure and carbon pricing likely to dominate the list of concerns.
The National Farmers Federation yesterday launched its ''blueprint for Australian agriculture'' and will spend a year travelling the country holding public meetings to listen to farmers' fears about the future.
NFF president Jock Laurie said Australia's 140,000 farmers and the other 1.6 million people involved in agriculture and related industries would get a voice in deciding the future of agriculture. The issues raised would be used to draw up the blueprint to lobby federal and state governments.
SMH
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