Interim report backs farmers’ call for mandatory code

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Interim report backs farmers’ call for mandatory code

The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the interim report reviewing the adequacy of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, saying the recommendations would help give the code the teeth it needs. NFF president David Jochinke said the report backed farmers’ call for the code to be made mandatory and be bolstered with greater penalties for breaches. “The status quo clearly hasn’t worked for many producers. Farmers have continued to suffer a massi…