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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 >>
Farmers happy at 'full review' of Raw Milk Rules
Friday, 15 October 2010, 9:20 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased that the Government has decided to look into the Raw Milk Regulations earlier than at first signalled. More >>
Business unusual is the future of wool
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the future of wool will come from turning consumers away from oil-based products by developing breathtaking innovative new uses for wool. More >>
150 farmers pack Wyndham for post-storm meeting
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 5:13 pm | Federated Farmers
150 farmers attended the first joint Federated Farmers/Rural Support Trust Southland meeting in Wyndham to help farmers move from the response to the recovery phase. A second meeting is being held in Otautau tonight and Balclutha tomorrow evening. More >>
Council ‘exit polls’ may skew Saturday’s results
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 1:13 pm | Federated Farmers
The publication of council ‘exit polls’ in Auckland and Christchurch before the 2010 local elections close, may distort results and has Federated Farmers calling for reform. More >>
Fed Farmers Hold Post-Storm Meetings Next Week
Sunday, 3 October 2010, 1:54 pm | Federated Farmers
The first full week of joint Federated Farmers/Rural Support Trust Southland initiatives has seen a picture of need built, while the second week will see a series of meetings to outline the options farmers have. More >>
Federated Farmers delivers food baskets
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 2:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, along with the Rural Support Trusts, Alliance Group, FMG, PGG Wrightson and CRT delivered about 800 food baskets today to Southlanders affected by the spring snow. More >>
New overseas investment rules an important step
Monday, 27 September 2010, 5:55 pm | Federated Farmers
The headline detail of new rules to guide overseas investment is being welcomed by Federated Farmers. More >>
Backyard blackmarket butchers blasted by Federated
Monday, 27 September 2010, 4:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Rural Butchers, following its annual conference in Auckland, is asking for enforcement action be taken against blackmarket backyard butchers. More >>
Southland, South Otago Farmer Support Hit The Road
Sunday, 26 September 2010, 3:29 pm | Federated Farmers
Representatives from Federated Farmers, Rural Support Trusts, Alliance Group, FMG, PGG Wrightson and CRT are heading out to the hardest hit areas to see farmers individually. They will also deliver food parcels, fact sheets and sympathetic ears. More >>
Southland Storm 2010 – Federated Farmers Saturday
Sunday, 26 September 2010, 12:20 pm | Federated Farmers
As the scale of the event becomes evident, Federated Farmers, together with the Rural Support Trust Southland, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and supportive agribusinesses, are in detailed planning over the weekend. More >>
Alliance Group Donates $500,000 To Relief Fund
Friday, 24 September 2010, 9:55 am | Federated Farmers
Alliance Group Ltd has initiated the establishment of a relief fund for farmers affected by the severe weather events which have occurred over the past week, especially in the south. The company will donate $500,000 to the fund. More >>
Help Is On The Way For Farmers
Friday, 24 September 2010, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is working with the Government and the Rural Support Trusts to help farmers. Please forward this advisory onto your neighbours, your contacts and any farmer in need. More >>
