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Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 107]

Spreading The Word

Monday, 28 June 2010, 4:32 pm | Federated Farmers

Speech by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, to the 54th annual conference of the New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers Association, 28 June 2010 in Invercargill. More >>

NZ 2010 Agri Business And Agri Personality Named

Saturday, 26 June 2010, 10:48 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers, in association with Ravensdown, held agriculture’s second Cream of the Crop awards as part of its 2010 National Conference in Invercargill. More >>

Farmers Willing To Take Prime Minister’s Challenge

Saturday, 26 June 2010, 10:41 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers hosted the Hon John Key, for the Prime Minister’s luncheon as part of the Federation’s 2010 National Conference. The US Ambassador, as well as Eric Roy MP, Mayors Frana Cardno, Tim Shadbolt and Tracy Hicks were also in attendance More >>

Fed. Farmers: Challenges, opportunities, success

Friday, 25 June 2010, 1:52 pm | Federated Farmers

Last evening we celebrated the best agriculture has to offer. If there was a World Cup for farmers we’d be Brazil. Which makes Monday’s historic 1-1 draw with World Cup holders, Italy, as well as our historic placing above them in our Group, so very ... More >>

Minister to supply ETS costing analysis

Friday, 25 June 2010, 9:29 am | Federated Farmers

Agriculture Minister, the Hon David Carter MP, has agreed to supply Federated Farmers with how the Ministry of Agriculture has deduced its costing for the Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>

Big game in little New Zealand

Thursday, 24 June 2010, 9:57 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers remans lukewarm as to the introduction of a New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC), after the Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Conservation released the proposal document today. More >>

Which future for Meat & Fibre?

Thursday, 24 June 2010, 9:50 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre industry group were treated to strikingly divergent views as idealism faced hard commercial reality. Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive, Keith Cooper put up a differing vision for the industry’s future to that proposed ... More >>

Pastoral agriculture is NZ point of difference

Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 5:19 pm | Federated Farmers

Fonterra Cooperative Group Chairman, Sir Henry van der Heyden, has agreed with Federated Farmers that agriculture is New Zealand’s unique competitive advantage. More >>

The Crème of agriculture honoured in Invercargill

Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 3:09 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers, in association with Ravensdown is preparing to herald the success of the best that agriculture has to offer. This Thursday, at Federated Farmers National Conference in Invercargill, the winner of the prestigious Agribusiness award will ... More >>

Federated Farmers pleased with pest plan of action

Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 10:06 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers wish to show their support for the proposed Pest Management Plan of Action, released by the Biosecurity Minister, the Hon David Carter today. More >>

Farmers propose re-rating rates, following poll

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 5:32 pm | Federated Farmers

A Colmar Brunton poll commissioned by Federated Farmers and to be presented to the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Rodney Hide today, is a precursor to the Federation broadening its lobbying approach on local government funding reform. More >>

Federated Farmers complaint against Michael Laws

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is happy that RadioLive’s Michael Laws, is being required to make a private and public apology to Mr & Mrs Fowlie. The apology follows a formal complaint the Federation lodged with Mediaworks. More >>

Water storage a highlight in Agriculture Report

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 1:50 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is pleased to see water storage and infrastructure given high importance in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) annual Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF) report. More >>

Farmers welcome MTAS recommendation

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 1:06 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers welcomes the Commerce Commission’s recommendation to regulate mobile termination access services (MTAS) and urges the Minister of Communications, the Hon Steven Joyce, to accept its recommendation seriously. More >>

Federated Farmers advocates for farm safety

Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 2:54 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is urging farmers to exercise safe on-farm practices, in light of ACC’s announcement this morning that there’s one farm death every 28 days. More >>

Trespass unacceptable

Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 5:36 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is concerned about the irresponsible behaviour of some anti-1080 protestors after a number of individuals were arrested at an Animal Health Board 1080 loading site this morning. More >>

Southland farmers - ‘take me to your leaders'

Monday, 14 June 2010, 1:11 pm | Federated Farmers

Southland and Otago farmers are being issued an open invitation by Federated Farmers to attend the 2010 Dairy as well as the Meat & Fibre meetings, as part of Federated Farmers 2010 National conference being held in Invercargill from 23-25 June More >>