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Save our farms
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 1:52 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, to Federated Farmers National Council, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, 17 November 2010 More >>
There is no free lunch
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:17 am | Federated Farmers
Opinion Piece By Conor English Chief Executive Officer Federated Farmers of New Zealand There is no free lunch I went to a restaurant and had lunch last week. Unfortunately it wasn’t free. I had to pay for it. There is no free lunch. If you spend money, ... More >>
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan FTA moves
Monday, 15 November 2010, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan FTA moves – how the world has improved. 25-years after the world stood on the brink of nuclear war, Federated Farmers is hailing moves to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. More >>
Russia FTA Moves – How The World Has Improved
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 1:20 pm | Federated Farmers
25-years after the world stood on the brink of nuclear war, Federated Farmers is hailing moves to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. More >>
Fonterra payout confirmation a ‘huge relief’
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 11:31 am | Federated Farmers
This evening’s confirmation that Fonterra Cooperative Group is standing by its $6.60 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS) forecast for the 2010-11 season, comes as major relief for dairy farmers in the wake of the Greenback closing at two year lows ... More >>
Fast rural broadband critical to all New Zealander
Friday, 12 November 2010, 2:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Fast rural broadband critical to all New Zealanders With the close of bids for the $300 million Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), Federated Farmers is stressing that rural broadband is critical to all New Zealanders. “While we participated in the ... More >>
Lake water quality trends upwards - report
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 4:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed NIWA’s Lake water quality in New Zealand 2010: Status and trends report as vindication, albeit grudging, of the work farmers have put in over the past decade. More >>
Training and not age key to safer drivers
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 9:48 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has told the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee considering the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Bill and the Land Transport (Road Safety & Other Matters) Amendment Bill that driver education should be ... More >>
Obama’s new climate
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 12:29 pm | Federated Farmers
With the United States becoming the latest country to abandon emissions trading, Federated Farmers is asking the Government to focus on the efforts of other countries, in the terms of reference for the 2011 review of climate change policies. More >>
Obama's new climate
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 9:08 am | Federated Farmers
With the United States becoming the latest country to abandon emissions trading, Federated Farmers is asking the Government to focus on the efforts of other countries, in the terms of reference for the 2011 review of climate change policies. More >>
Protestors told to ‘Get a real job like farming’
Monday, 8 November 2010, 4:13 pm | Federated Farmers
‘Get a real job like farming,’ Federated Farmers advises protestors Federated Farmers has brushed off the small number of protestors opposing the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2010, in Auckland today. “Every protestor ... More >>
Joined-up approach to ATV safety backed
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 2:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is backing the Department of Labour’s (DoL) launch of a campaign to raise awareness of quad bike/ATV safety. The event was launched at the Mystery Creek Events Centre today by the Minister of Labour, the Hon Kate Wilkinson MP. More >>
Fed Farmers Speech To Chinese Tech Fair
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 2:56 pm | Federated Farmers
SPEECH ALERT The New Zealand farming system Lecture notes from the Farmers Forum on Business Start-up, China Yangling Agricultural High Tech Fair, Yangling, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, 1 November 2010 Nín hǎo wǒ jiào Don Nicolson As ... More >>
Savings growth means no sacred cows
Friday, 29 October 2010, 12:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has told the Savings Working Group that solving New Zealand’s savings and investment problem will not come from slavishly following Australia. Instead, it needs a root and branch examination of Government spending and tax policy, ... More >>
Keep OCR on hold, farmers urge
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 4:56 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers hopes the Reserve Bank will keep the Official Cash Rate on hold with little tradable pressure evident. Non-tradable pressures, particularly electricity, is now of concern More >>
Nuffield scholars to investigate Asian market
Friday, 22 October 2010, 9:42 am | Federated Farmers
Two Scholars will benefit from the 2011 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust, announced at a function held in Wellington on Tuesday night. This function was attended by representatives of the organisations that fund the New Zealand Nuffield Scholars ... More >>
An independent biosecurity conducts authority?
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 4:16 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers close to calling for an independent biosecurity conducts authority to be appointed, in order to independently investigate biosecurity incursions and complaints against the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Biosecurity New ... More >>
Castlepoint Station book
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 3:16 pm | Federated Farmers
The positive face of farming immigration is being celebrated this Labour Weekend, with Federated Farmers Wairarapa provincial president and former New Yorkers, Anders Crofoot and his wife Emily, launching a book about their iconic hill country Castlepoint ... More >>
Foreign land sales complex, farmers need details
Monday, 18 October 2010, 2:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is looking forward to receiving the detail behind Labour’s newly announced foreign investment policy, as it similarly awaits detail from the Government. More >>
Southland allegations raise a bigger issue
Friday, 15 October 2010, 4:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has not only rejected the serious, but anonymous animal welfare allegations being levelled against it, but is raising serious concerns about the conduct of an internal investigation into the behaviour of Ministry of Agriculture ... More >>
