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PM to spend two hours with farmers & Southlanders
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 12:16 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, the Hon John Key MP, is to participate in a two-hour session as part of Federated Farmers National Conference on Friday 25 June. It marks the first time Federated Farmers National Conference is being held in Invercargill. More >>
4.7 million more lambs needed to cover ETS costs
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 4:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Using the Minister of Agriculture’s costing for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Federated Farmers estimates it will take the profit from 4.7 million lambs to offset the $42,973,476 ($1,475 per sheep and beef farm) of ETS costs from 1 July 2010. More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes potential FTA
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 2:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Russia and the opportunities it can created for New Zealand’s farmers. More >>
Cash in on healthy grass fed milk
Monday, 31 May 2010, 11:06 am | Federated Farmers
Grass fed milk has been validated as healthy according to a new study from Harvard University’s School of Public Health. Yet Federated Farmers is concerned the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) compromises New Zealand’s ability to cash in. More >>
Primary sector research funding a positive step
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 4:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes today’s research funding announcement made by the Hon David Carter, Minister of Agriculture. As a part of the Primary Growth Partnership project tender concept, the funding is a step in the right direction, but more is ... More >>
The ETS’ cost ‘Unmerry-Go-Round’ from the PM down
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 10:45 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is challenging the Government to put up its costs on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for independent scrutiny. In the space of four days, the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Climate Change, have all advanced different ... More >>
The ETS’ cost ‘Unmerry-Go-Round’ from the PM down
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 10:12 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is challenging the Government to put up its costs on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for independent scrutiny. In the space of four days, the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Climate Change, have all advanced different ... More >>
Fonterra Cooperative Group forecast welcomed
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 4:31 pm | Federated Farmers
While Federated Farmers is cautiously welcoming Fonterra Cooperative Group’s 2010/11 season milk price forecast of $6.60 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS), it is also warning this will not be 2007 revisited. More >>
Rain welcomed by new Northland president
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 3:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Northland farmer, Matt Long has taken over as Federated Farmers Northland provincial president. Mr Long succeeds the previous provincial president, Denis Anderson who retired at the AGM earlier this month. More >>
Crafarm Conditional Sale Shows Shallow Markets
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 10:29 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the conditional sale by the receivers of 16 CraFarm farms to UBNZ Funds Management, the New Zealand company partly owned by Hong Kong listed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings, reflects a lack of depth in New Zealand capital markets. More >>
Fruit Fly Discovery A Huge Save For New Zealand
Saturday, 22 May 2010, 10:25 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has congratulated MAF Biosecurirty for intercepting a consignment of fruit imported from Queensland, which contained viable fruit fly eggs. More >>
Great tax incentives but little more for Agribiz
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 6:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming Budget 2010 with some misgivings about the ongoing growth of Government spending and the impact of higher Government charges, particularly the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), will have on inflation More >>
ETS will cost Kiwis $527 million in its first year
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has calculated the Emissions Trading Scheme will directly cost New Zealand businesses and families $527 million in its first year. Indirect cost impacts will likely add tens of millions more. More >>
Emissions trading – world famous in New Zealand
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 2:35 pm | Federated Farmers
Its ironic Federated Farmers has had more media coverage in Australia on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme than back across the Tasman. Here, you have a media that has shown a detachment and a willingness to revisit past positions; in New Zealand ... More >>
$86m ETS bill risks Govt being out of touch
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 2:56 pm | Federated Farmers
From 1 July 2010, Federated Farmers has estimated the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will directly cost pastoral agriculture almost $86 million in its first 12 months of operation. Indirect costs could see the cost impact upon pastoral agriculture ... More >>
Wellington Regional Council chair gets it right
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 5:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes comments from former Cabinet Minister and Wellington Regional Council chair, the Hon Fran Wilde, encouraging water storage in Wairarapa. More >>
FMG major sponsor of Nuffield Conference
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 2:39 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s leading rural insurer, Farmers’ Mutual Group (FMG), is giving a helping hand to Nuffield scholars. More >>
Foot and Mouth Disease vigilance urged
Monday, 3 May 2010, 10:00 am | Federated Farmers
With confirmed outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Korea (20 April 2010) and Japan (22 April 2010), Federated Farmers has written to the Ministers of Tourism and Biosecurity, to request increased biosecurity vigilance at all ports ... More >>
Farmers commend Govt for changing price formula
Friday, 30 April 2010, 9:12 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed Parliament’s changes to the pricing of milk that Fonterra is required to deliver to independent processors. More >>
Federated Farmers welcome signs of rebalancing
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 4:38 pm | Federated Farmers
The latest Statistics NZ trade data, released today, is evidence of a long awaited export-led rebalancing of the economy. More >>
