THE Federal Government's $1 billion commitment to biosecurity measures to protect domestic agricultural production and the environment from the incursion of overseas diseases is the headline number from Tuesday's budget for agriculture. But National Farmers' Federation president Fiona Simson said the announcement was bittersweet for farmers. 'We welcome the government's commitment to cement and increase baseline Commonwealth funding into the budget, including through some increased chargers on importers and travellers.

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