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Barack in the free trade business
Sunday, 15 November 2009, 12:12 pm | Federated Farmers
In the space of just 24 hours, New Zealand has got welcome confirmation the United States is to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This news coming hard on the heels of yesterday’s New Zealand – Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership ... More >>
Speech: Fed Farmers - rural ambition for broadband
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 3:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Presentation by Donald Aubrey, Federated Farmers vice-president and telecommunications spokesperson, to the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) Rural Broadband Symposium in Rotorua Thank you for allowing me to speak on the very ... More >>
Revised Fonterra payout provides economic relief
Monday, 9 November 2009, 10:20 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is excited by the news that Fonterra is revising its 2009/10 season forecast to $6.05 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS). The second upwards revision since the $4.55 kg/MS season forecast was announced in May and reflecting a surge ... More >>
Speech: Federated Farmers - Environment Reporting
Friday, 6 November 2009, 4:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech notes of Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, delivered at the University of Otago I wish to thank the University of Otago for affording me the opportunity of speaking to you in this session. I wish to acknowledge my co-panellists, Green ... More >>
Anders Crofoot elected NZ Grassland Assoc. Pres
Friday, 6 November 2009, 4:21 pm | Federated Farmers
President of Federated Farmers Wairarapa, Anders Crofoot, has been elected President of the Dunedin based NZ Grassland Association at its AGM held at Waitangi. “I am deeply honoured to become President of the New Zealand Grassland Association,” ... More >>
Groser Signs Trade Agreement, Encourages Farmers
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 4:58 pm | Federated Farmers
Trade Minister, the Hon Tim Groser, told Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre producers yesterday that the world is their oyster in spite of mounting pressure from the high Kiwi dollar and climate change policy. “Federated Farmers shares the Minister’s ... More >>
New Zealanders want rural broadband ‘fair go"
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 1:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is challenging the Government to show more ambition on the rollout of broadband to one quarter of New Zealand. The Federation believes rural broadband is necessary for rural New Zealand’s economic competitiveness and social connectivity. More >>
GlobalDairyTrade result encouraging
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 4:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the uplift in dairy commodities from the latest globalDairyTrade event, but warns the high New Zealand dollar means that farmers and the economy will not realise its full benefit. “This is very good news for the dairy sector but ... More >>
Federated Farmers action Coroner’s recommendation
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 9:35 am | Federated Farmers
Following the recommendation of Coroner Tim Scott, Federated Farmers has issued a member advisory on all terrain vehicle quad bike safety. “Farmers throughout New Zealand pay their condolences to the family of Lucinda Couchman, who tragically lost ... More >>
EBOP alienates farmers over inspections fiasco
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 10:15 am | Federated Farmers
Far from being cowed by Environment Bay of Plenty (EBOP), Rotorua’s dairy farmers have rounded on the Regional Council, slating its selective disclosure of the facts relating to a dairy farm compliance press release last week. “If I were an urban ... More >>
'The international cow' is the future of dairy
Friday, 30 October 2009, 5:30 pm | Federated Farmers
The only farmer out of two New Zealanders on the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) Standing Committee on Farm Management and Animal Health, Willy Leferink, is seeing moves to internationalise standards in the dairy industry. “Having been ... More >>
A+ for Regulatory Responsibility Taskforce report
Friday, 30 October 2009, 9:52 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has enthusiastically welcomed the report of the Regulatory Responsibility Taskforce on the Regulatory Responsibility Bill. "The current regulatory process is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma - but perhaps the Taskforce’s ... More >>
Malaysian FTA ‘bagus’ for the New Zealand economy
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 5:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming the Government’s signing of a free trade agreement (FTA with Malaysia, although the runaway New Zealand dollar is removing some of the gloss. More >>
OCR risks ‘irrelevancy’: Government spending caned
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 9:46 am | Federated Farmers
Ahead of Thursday’s official cash rate (OCR) decision, Federated Farmers is restating the need to cut the OCR by 50 basis points to prevent a ‘W’ shaped recession. The Federation is also warning the Government that its fiscal policy settings are ... More >>
Shareholders to decide on Fonterra structure
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra’s member-shareholders are to be given the right to determine the outcome of the cooperative’s capital structure review, with the detailed proposal being sent out to shareholders at the end of the month. More >>
Vote for sheep in Google’s ‘Doodle 4 Google’
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 5:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Not to be outdone by their dairy counterparts, Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre has joined the push to get farmers out to vote for a ‘Google doodle’, pointing out that sheep pop up in each year group. More >>
Vote for Molly Ploeg’s ‘Moogle Google’ doodle
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 2:58 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Dairy is throwing its full weight in behind Molly Ploeg’s ‘Doodle 4 Google’ entry titled, ‘Moogle Google’, by urging its members to go on-line and vote for it. More >>
Aussies likely to exclude agriculture in their ETS
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 5:33 pm | Federated Farmers
The compatibility of New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with Australia’s has been dealt a huge blow. The Australian Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, has received his coalition’s blessing to negotiate agriculture out of the Australian ... More >>
Recession’s sharp edge cutting both ways
Monday, 19 October 2009, 9:27 am | Federated Farmers
After a mild recession, the domestic economy has apparently nudged back into a growth phase, with business and consumer confidence rising. On the face of it, this seems like good news. More >>
Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre council meeting
Friday, 16 October 2009, 11:03 am | Federated Farmers
All media are invited to attend Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre council meeting from 4 – 5 November 2009 at the Methven Resort. The meeting will commence at 1pm on Wednesday, 4 November, with a keynote address by Trade Minister, the Hon Tim Groser, ... More >>
