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Farmers not on Forest & Bird's tête-à-tête

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 10:41 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers High Country remains prepared to help inform Forest & Bird about the realities of farming and conservation in the Mackenzie. More >>

Fonterra Holds Forecast As Expected

Friday, 20 August 2010, 5:27 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers Dairy is unsurprised Fonterra Cooperative Group has held its 2010/11 forecast payout. “While this is good news it wasn’t unexpected by Federated Farmers,” says Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. More >>

It’s raining primary growth partnerships

Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 9:10 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has welcomed today’s $321 million commitment to the dairy and red meat sectors through the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP).  Increased investment is science, research and technology is in Federated Farmers manifesto. More >>

Is New Zealand asleep at the wheel?

Monday, 16 August 2010, 3:49 pm | Federated Farmers

There are points in time that make a strategic difference. Hindsight identifies decisions that are made or not made that can have lasting impact. When Britain joined the old EEC in 1973, we failed to respond quickly. Thirty seven years later our meat industry ... More >>

‘Principles’ to guide Federated Farmers meat

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 5:31 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has welcomed release of the Meat Sector Strategy’s terms of reference by the Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef+Lamb NZ. More >>

Invercargill farmers celebrate rates victory

Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 2:49 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is praising Invercargill City Council for listening to farmers in order to crack a rates impasse that had soured relations between farmers and the City Council.  The changes will mean an average saving of around $3,000 per farm ... More >>

Fed Farmers confident in NZ Milk

Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 2:41 pm | Federated Farmers

“I can tell you that hormonal growth promotants are not used on New Zealand milk-producing cows,” says Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. More >>

Federated Farmers not signing today but intends to

Monday, 9 August 2010, 2:55 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers not signing an Accord today, which intends to improve the Manawatu River, is not a hold-out but simply reflects the Accord is yet to be ratified by either of the Federation’s two affected provinces or the National Board. More >>

Local Government Bill necessary but not sufficient

Thursday, 5 August 2010, 4:35 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has voiced their concerns, at a Select Committee hearing today, about the illogical and unjustified contribution that farmers make to local councils. More >>

Jetstar versus ‘all day every day biosecurity’

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 3:33 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers views Jetstar’s desire to do away with trans-Tasman border controls as short sighted commercial self-interest. More >>

MTAS announcement welcomed by farmers

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 2:04 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers welcomes the Communications and Information Technology Minister, the Hon Steven Joyce’s decision to regulate mobile termination access services (MTAS). More >>

Timely Review Of Regulated Raw Milk Criteria

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 5:47 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is disappointed that the Government is extending the pro-competitive triggers built into the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA). More >>

Announcement leaves farmers cautiously optimistic

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 3:04 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is welcoming the Land Information Minister, the Hon Maurice Williamson’s, announcement approving a new system for setting rents for South Island high country pastoral leases. More >>

Sheep and beef profitability sees new horizon

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 2:42 pm | Federated Farmers

Following declining profit for the sheep and beef sector, a new horizon for the sheep and beef sector hinges on the meat sector strategy and a positive follow-on from the wool industry taskforce, to create a viable future. More >>

Fertiliser Cooperative results show investment

Monday, 2 August 2010, 12:30 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers believes last week’s results from Ravensdown and Ballance shows that farmers are focused on productive investment. More >>

Forest & Bird Invited To Set Up Drylands Park

Friday, 30 July 2010, 5:59 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has invited Forest & Bird to go into the open market and buy farmland for the Mackenzie drylands park it wishes to establish.“I’m taken aback by how misinformed Forest & Bird seem to be" says Graham Reed More >>

Farmers embrace healthy Bee campaign

Friday, 30 July 2010, 2:47 pm | Federated Farmers

An ongoing programme that highlights the importance of bees to agriculture and offers practical ways to encourage better bee health on New Zealand farms is proving highly popular. More >>

No Country For Farmers?

Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 4:11 pm | Federated Farmers

20 percent of New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms could be replaced by oxymoronic ‘carbon forestry’, if the ambitions of foreign owned carbon foresters and the Government are realised. More >>

Hurunui River moratorium supported

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 5:24 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is supportive of Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) decision to place a moratorium on water take consent applications for the Hurunui River More >>

Get ready to celebrate the bee

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 5:09 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is getting ready to celebrate the many positive attributes of the honey bee, as Bee Week 2010 rolls around next week. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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