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Mad council decisions, part 40
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 3:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Is this another ridiculous application of the Resource Management Act (RMA) asks Federated Farmers, this time it’s about resource consent to remove pasture weeds. More >>
Hold OCR but send a message, farmers urge
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 5:10 pm | Federated Farmers
With a mountain of compliance costs about to hit the economy, Federated Farmers believes the Official Cash Rate (OCR) must be left on hold but the Reserve Bank needs to send Government a strong message. More >>
Phantom Farm Sales Highlight Due Diligence Hole
Sunday, 7 March 2010, 1:16 pm | Federated Farmers
Real estate agents not establishing the credibility of purchasers is a major hole being highlighted by Federated Farmers. This follows reports a $150 million ‘deal’ for 28 Southland farms has collapsed. More >>
Driver's licence harder than pilot's licence
Friday, 5 March 2010, 12:34 pm | Federated Farmers
It will soon be harder to obtain a drivers licence than it is to qualify as a private pilot. More >>
Federated Farmers backs greenhouse gas centre
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming today’s opening of the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre in Palmerston North. More >>
If you eat you’re involved in Agriculture
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 3:44 pm | Federated Farmers
There are just four weeks to go until Federated Farmers Farm Day, 28 March 2010. Meet your local host farmer now and get the inside word on what they are planning to show their urban visitors. More >>
Raise driving standards and not the age
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 2:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Opposition to the Government’s plan to raise the minimum driving age by one year to 16 is totally justified. Federated Farmers along with the Automobile Association (AA) and even the youth arm of the CTU are all urging the Government to think again. More >>
Yes we can catch Australia
Monday, 1 March 2010, 10:07 am | Federated Farmers
Speech by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, to the 2010 ACT Conference in Wellington on 27 February 2010 More >>
1 in 4 farm employees lack written contracts
Friday, 26 February 2010, 10:52 am | Federated Farmers
With one in four farm employees not having written employment contracts, Federated Farmers believes farm employers have to tighten farm scale human resource policies. More >>
Farming thumbs up to financial reporting decision
Friday, 26 February 2010, 9:55 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers are throwing a bouquet at the Government for deciding that large private companies don’t have to file their financial statements with the Registrar of Companies. More >>
Fonterra profit forecast positive
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 5:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming a minimum 10 percent uplift in Fonterra Cooperative Group’s Distributable Profit forecast range for the 2009/2010 season. More >>
Local Government funding and democratic efficiency
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 10:08 am | Federated Farmers
Speech by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, to the Local Government New Zealand Rural and Provincial Group, 18 February 2010 More >>
Transmission lines grievance genuine
Monday, 22 February 2010, 11:14 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, at a scheduled meeting with Transpower, has outlined its thinking about how best to resolve what has become ‘an open sore’ for many landowners, not just farmers. More >>
Making ECant an ECan
Friday, 19 February 2010, 3:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes today’s scathing Ministerial Report into Environment Canterbury (ECan), reflects the poor long term leadership of the Council and not the recently elected Chair, Alec Neil. More >>
New code of welfare for dairy cattle released
Friday, 19 February 2010, 10:43 am | Federated Farmers
Agriculture Minister David Carter has today issued a new code of animal welfare which sets down minimum standards for the farming of dairy cattle. More >>
Fed Farmers spokesman plays electricity peacemaker
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 3:51 pm | Federated Farmers
The spread of farmer unrest about transmission infrastructure has Federated Farmers national office stressing the importance of annual rentals being added to the compensation mix. More >>
Feds spokesperson plays electricity peacemaker
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 9:51 am | Federated Farmers
The spread of farmer unrest about transmission infrastructure has Federated Farmers national office stressing the importance of annual rentals being added to the compensation mix. More >>
Farmers Slate Horizons Lack of Horizon on Water
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 10:21 am | Federated Farmers
Today, Federated Farmers will outline how it would transform Horizons Regional Council’s contentious One Plan water chapters from unworkable to workable. “We want to make things work and that means securing water policies that farmers can genuinely buy ... More >>
Taskforce report helps put wool back on track
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 9:45 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed this afternoon’s release of the Wool Industry Taskforce report about restoring profitability to the New Zealand wool industry. To that end the Federation will be following it up on Monday by meeting with Meat & Wool NZ. More >>
Water - let’s bank it
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 4:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Today I stand before you – some of our nation’s top business leaders – to put forward the farmers’ case for more water storage. More >>
