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NIWA called upon to correct major error
Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 10:24 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling on NIWA’s Keith Lassey to retract the comments he made on TV3 News this evening, where he claimed livestock account for a quarter of all global greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Xero and Federated Farmers join forces
Monday, 21 December 2009, 1:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Online accounting software service Xero (XRO) has signed a Heads of Agreement with Federated Farmers to facilitate the roll out of its international award winning solution to members of Federated Farmers and the rural community. More >>
Reducing livestock’s emissions shadow
Friday, 18 December 2009, 4:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has enthusiastically welcomed news that the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases is starting to get the financial means to take flight, with over $200 million pledged from New Zealand, the United States and Canada. “Federated ... More >>
Caution urged on farm sales
Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:56 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is urging farmers to conduct strict due diligence before entering into sale and purchase agreements. The warning comes after reports that a Maori trust, with reputed financial backing from Dubai World, has been contracted to buy 28 farms ... More >>
Lamb to be king of the plates this Christmas
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 12:13 pm | Federated Farmers
An informal survey of 117 Wellingtonians has revealed lamb may dominate the nation’s plates come Christmas Day. “This is great news for New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers given there’s no difference in the quality we have down in Canterbury to ... More >>
Time to turn off the taps of stimulus
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 1:02 pm | Federated Farmers
While yesterday’s fiscal update delivered some positive news for the economy, the relentless growth in Government spending removes some of the shine. More >>
Farmers improve dairy farm compliance in Wgtn area
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:20 pm | Federated Farmers
The logic behind regional councils and farmers working together has been vindicated this season with a spectacular improvement in dairy farm compliance in Greater Wellington. “By getting it on with Greater Wellington Regional Council, farmers have lifted ... More >>
Farmers not the only victims of ATVs
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 3:34 pm | Federated Farmers
The tragic death of a six-year-old girl after she fell off an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) at an off-road motocross park last weekend highlights the need to educate non-farmers about the risks of operating ATVs. More >>
Hailstorm havoc in central mainland
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 2:09 pm | Federated Farmers
The severe hailstorm that hit inland parts of Canterbury yesterday damaged a large area of the region’s wheat and vegetable crops, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. More >>
T150 Still In Sight
Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers remains optimistic over achieving its target of $150 for a good mid-season lamb, despite this season’s lower than expected farm-gate returns. More >>
Still room to cut interest rates, survey says
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 5:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers latest interest rates survey released today shows little change in farm interest rates over the past three months. “We’ve placed intense pressure on the banks to pass cuts to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) on to farmers’ overdraft ... More >>
Farmers applaud bold electricity reform
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:48 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has applauded the bold proposals to reform the New Zealand electricity market which are likely to make the market more consumer friendly. More >>
The future of dairy farming?
Monday, 7 December 2009, 4:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is supporting the right of farmers in the MacKenzie Basin to submit a resource consent application. It believes that ever tighter regional council and national rules may force other farmers to consider this type of farming too. More >>
Big Walk discovers opportunity of youth & farming
Monday, 7 December 2009, 11:35 am | Federated Farmers
In a new initiative, Federated Farmers is right alongside adventurers Jamie Fitzgerald and Graeme Dingle’s bid to turnaround the country’s negative youth statistics. The adventurer’s and their troupe of young New Zealanders set out last week on ... More >>
Growing Fonterra
Monday, 7 December 2009, 9:59 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes Fonterra’s announcement of an annual retention but believes the amount retained by the cooperative is far too small. “A high growth cooperative should retain at least 60 percent of its distributable profit,” says Lachlan McKenzie, ... More >>
Farmers welcome 27:27:27 tax model
Friday, 4 December 2009, 5:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has expressed its backing of the Tax Working Group’s goal of making 27 percent, the top rate for personal, company as well as trust tax. Yet the Federation was far less keen on some of the options for getting there. “Aligning ... More >>
33 million woolly walking stores of carbon?
Friday, 4 December 2009, 3:02 pm | Federated Farmers
While the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme remains in flux, the formation of the Australian-led Wool Carbon Alliance is intriguing New Zealand’s fibre farmers. “The Australians may be clutching at wool on the issue of wool carbon but we need ... More >>
Farmers to save the planet one flight at a time
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 3:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson, will not be joining the throng of non governmental organisations attending the Copenhagen Summit in person. By flying, each attendee from New Zealand will generate an estimated 6.6 tonnes of CO2, according ... More >>
Fertiliser co-ops get in the Christmas spirit
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 10:50 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s largest fertiliser co-operatives gifted farmers an early Christmas present this week by significantly dropping phosphate prices. “The announcement will certainly bring a smile to the face of many farmers this festive season,” ... More >>
GlobalDairyTrade result positive
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:26 am | Federated Farmers
The latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) result is being welcomed by Federated Farmers as further evidence of solidity in international commodity markets. More >>
