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Canterbury Commissioners deliver ‘a lesson for Wellington
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 5:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Environment Canterbury Commissioners deliver ‘a lesson for Wellington’ Environment Canterbury is showing refreshing leadership for the entire government sector, with its Commissioners aiming to cap next year’s rates take at this year’s amount. ... More >>
Westland Milk Products announcement welcomed
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 4:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the announcement that Westland Milk Products has recorded a peak milk flow of 2.77 million litres for the 2010/2011 season, up three percent on last season. More >>
Government commended for making changes to employment law
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 8:53 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is commending the Government for last night's final reading of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2) and the Holidays Amendment Bill. More >>
Wool is in the farmers’ hands
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 5:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson, Bruce Wills, is encouraging farmers to seriously look into Wool Partners Cooperative’s (WPC) proposal, before the offer closes next Tuesday, 30 November. Mr Wills has himself decided to ‘share-up’ ... More >>
Farmers To Boycott Mackenzie ‘Imposium’
Sunday, 21 November 2010, 7:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Vice-President will not be attending the Environmental Defence Society and Forest & Bird organised ‘symposium’ on the Mackenzie Basin’s future, after being advertised as a keynote speaker well before being asked or even invited. More >>
MAF Biosecurity NZ Asked To Suspend Artificial Pollination
Sunday, 21 November 2010, 7:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Due to biosecurity concerns and to check the spread of Psa, Federated Farmers is calling for Kiwifruit ‘artificial pollination’ to be suspended. The Federation will ask for all imports of pollen to be suspended. More >>
MAF Biosecurity NZ asked to suspend artificial pollination
Sunday, 21 November 2010, 1:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Due to biosecurity concerns and to check the potential spread of Psa, Federated Farmers is calling for Kiwifruit ‘artificial pollination’ to be suspended. The Federation will further ask for all imports of pollen to be suspended, until MAF Biosecurity ... More >>
Farmers to boycott Mackenzie ‘imposium’
Sunday, 21 November 2010, 1:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Vice-President, Donald Aubrey, will not be attending the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Forest & Bird organised ‘symposium’ on the Mackenzie Basin’s future, after being advertised as a keynote speaker well before being asked ... More >>
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 >>
