NATIVE vegetation legislation featured in a meeting held at Tenterfield on Wednesday (April 15) conducted by some of the leading lights of NSW Farmers as part of a regional tour.
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NSW Farmers president Fiona Simson said there was "lively discussion" around many issues such as the farm trespass bill and the national agriculture brand called Pure Aussie launched on Wednesday at the global food forum in Melbourne.
Other issues discussed included the memorandum of understanding that NSW Farmers signed with the NSW Government prior to the March 28 state election (covering issues such as native vegetation laws) and new national heavy vehicle laws which were put into effect within the past year.
Mrs Simson said the government had committed to putting into place by November 2015 an exposure draft bill on native vegetation.
"They've committed to having in place a new native vegetation act by the end of the year ... we'll be holding them to account on that," she said.
She said the government has recognised that environmental outcomes and food production outcomes can go hand in hand without perverse outcomes for farming practices.
The Tenterfield meeting also discussed radio frequency identification devices for livestock and effluent control on livestock trucks.
The regional tour also took in Glen Innes last night and will include a meeting at the Armidale RSL tonight from 7pm.
The tour has already been to Nyngan and next week will head to Broken Hill.
It was a good time to get out and meet the members of NSW Farmers, Mrs Simson said.
"A lot of our members are having annual meetings at this time ... I think it's a good thing to go out into the regions ... there are so many big issues at the moment we thought it would be good," she said.