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Federated Farmers on Budget Policy Statement
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 11:47 am | Federated Farmers
For several years, the New Zealand economy has been unbalanced with the tradeable sector in recession at the same time as the domestic economy has hummed along, supported by rapid growth in Government spending and a housing boom that has made people feel ... More >>
Federated Farmers Busts 1080 Myths
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 12:55 pm | Federated Farmers
In the lead feature of the latest edition of the National Farming Review, currently being posted to Federation members, Federated Farmers has laid down the gauntlet to anti-1080 groups. More >>
Federated Farmers Asks, The Government Listens
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 5:21 pm | Federated Farmers
The Prime Minister’s 2010 statement to Parliament today shows John Key has been listening to Federated Farmers prescription to grow the economy. “New Zealand can pass Australia because we have the water and they don’t,” says Don Nicolson, ... More >>
Priorities for Key and English
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:15 am | Federated Farmers
Prime Minister, the Hon John Key MP`, is due to make a “state of the nation” speech tomorrow setting out what his Government will seek to achieve over the next 12 months. More >>
Due diligence urged on Fonterra Chinese operations
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 1:35 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is urging Fonterra to exercise caution in any expansion of its Chinese operations, announced yesterday. More >>
Reasons to farm weka
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 10:00 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is backing entrepreneurial farmer, Roger Beattie, in his quest to secure trial approval to supply farmed weka. “Here’s a true Kiwi entrepreneur who ought to have every policy encouragement to see if a new market can be created,” ... More >>
Rain Bad For Some, Good For Others
Monday, 1 February 2010, 3:40 pm | Federated Farmers
As torrential rain on the East Coast of the North Island swelled rivers, closed roads and forced some out of their homes, hill country farmers brought out the welcoming mat. More >>
Federated Farmers meets Energy Minister
Saturday, 30 January 2010, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers this afternoon re-tabled its Compensation for transmission infrastructure report, written by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), at a meeting with the Hon Gerry Brownlee MP, Minister of Resources and Energy. More >>
Call-In of Mackenzie applications a vital test
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 10:19 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming the Call-In decision on the Mackenzie Basin applications. “This Call-In to a Board of Inquiry is a litmus test for economic development,” says Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. More >>
Call-In of Mackenzie applications a vital test
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 9:37 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming the Call-In decision on the Mackenzie Basin applications. "This Call-In to a Board of Inquiry is a litmus test for economic development," says Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. More >>
NAIT – asset or liability?
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 4:56 pm | Federated Farmers
The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Scheme has been given approval to proceed by Cabinet. The scheme has been promoted on the basis of two key criteria. The first is increased biosecurity effectiveness, but initially covering only cattle ... More >>
Prince of Wales with Federated Farmers on wool
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 3:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is looking forward to working on a commonwealth-led initiative being championed by HRH the Prince of Wales, to reignite wool as the fashion fibre of choice. More >>
Farmers regain ‘mojo’, confidence survey shows
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 1:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmer confidence in the economy has significantly improved from the ‘depression-like’ levels recorded six months ago, according to Federated Farmers’ latest farm confidence survey. More >>
Pylons Electrify Farmers
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 4:26 pm | Federated Farmers
Monday’s outage of electricity in Auckland, and the actions of a Waikato farmer, reflects widespread frustration about compensation for electricity transmission infrastructure. More >>
Fonterra’s $271 million capital ideal
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 1:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is applauding the $271 million, which Fonterra’s farmer-shareholders have invested into the Cooperative to share-up. “In less than stellar economic times, around one-third of Fonterra Cooperative Group’s shareholders have ‘shared-up’,” ... More >>
Water storage in the Hawke’s Bay applauded
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 5:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Water storage in the Hawke’s Bay applauded News that Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has commenced a detailed feasibility study for water storage infrastructure to serve central Hawke’s Bay, is being applauded by Federated Farmers. “29,000 hectares, ... More >>
Dairy Industry Awards In Excellent Health
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 2:58 pm | Federated Farmers
A 27 percent surge in entries for the 2010 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has been hailed by one of the sponsors, Federated Farmers, as evidence of the dairy industry’s vitality. More >>
Federated Farmers drought line reactivated
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 1:45 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the Government’s rapid response today to declare the Northland region to be in a medium scale adverse event. The Federation has responded by reactivating its 0800 drought line (0800 376 844). “Federated Farmers had hoped ... More >>
Draft animal transport welfare code needs a diet
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 11:33 am | Federated Farmers
In its submission late last year on the draft Animal Welfare (Transport within New Zealand) Code of Welfare, Federated Farmers has called on the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) to focus on a slimmed-down code for commercial transport. ... More >>
Animal welfare prosecution
Friday, 15 January 2010, 2:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says Monday’s prosecution of a farmer, who ill-treated livestock, sends an important message. “Farmers have an ethical obligation to treat livestock with respect,” says Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. “New ... More >>
