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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 >>
Aussie ETS dumped, what now for New Zealand?
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 4:54 pm | Federated Farmers
The Opposition controlled Australian Senate has voted down the Australian Emissions Trading scheme for a second time - 41 votes to 33. Being a second rejection, it is now likely to trigger a double dissolution election, likely to be held in March 2010. More >>
Speech: Federated Farmers - fielday in Fairlie
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 4:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Thank you for the opportunity to talk to you about our great industry and its future. I am reminded of an Australian quote that refers, somewhat pointedly, to the state of the Kiwi economy and the Kiwi psyche. “Poverty in paradise is still poverty.” ... More >>
Aussies throw a big spanner in the ETS works
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 3:47 pm | Federated Farmers
The Australian Emissions Trading Scheme has been thrown into chaos with Tony Abbott rolling Malcolm Turnbull as leader of the Australian Liberal Party. Mr Abbott’s first action as Leader, is to seek a referral of the Australian Emissions Trading ... More >>
Farmers keen to start Dr Brash’s conversation
Monday, 30 November 2009, 5:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the 2025 Taskforce Report released today by Dr Don Brash. The Federation is disappointed in the negative reaction to a document intended to make New Zealanders think about the future. “Someone once said that poverty ... More >>
Speech by Philip York, Federated Farmers Spokesman
Monday, 30 November 2009, 1:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech by Philip York, Federated Farmers spokesperson on electricity, at the launch of the NZIER report on compensation for transmission infrastructure. I would like to thank Barry McAlley and his family for hosting us here in Clevedon to launch the ... More >>
Farming power pylons feasible, report shows
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:17 am | Federated Farmers
At the launch of an economic study conducted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), Federated Farmers is to ask the owner of Transpower to make the national grid operator offer annual payments for new transmission line infrastructure ... More >>
Biosecurity fine doubling welcomed
Sunday, 29 November 2009, 2:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the doubling of instant biosecurity fines from $200 to $400, as well as the bipartisanship shown in Parliament towards the Biosecurity Amendment Bill. More >>
Dubai illustrates global economic fragility
Saturday, 28 November 2009, 1:17 pm | Federated Farmers
The fragility of the global economic recovery has been underlined in the last 24 hours by reports, Dubai’s Government owned and controlled corporate lender, Dubai World, is to default on some $82 billion (US$60 billion) of debt. More >>
