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Independent milk processors free ride at an end
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 2:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes Agriculture Minister, the Hon David Carter’s amendments to the pricing formula for regulated milk. “Cooperative dairy farmers were sick of having their pockets picked by independent processors,” says Lachlan McKenzie, ... More >>
Take AK boundary to Local Govt Commission: Farmers
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is taking its fight to keep the whole of Franklin district in the new Auckland super city to Parliament. The Federation hopes an amendment to the Bill might be won, that will allow the Local Government Commission to set Auckland’s ... More >>
ETS announcement a mixed bag for agriculture
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 9:29 am | Federated Farmers
Just last week, the Wall Street Journal described New Zealand’s climate variation response as ‘lunacy’. The Government hasn’t listened to this advice and today’s announcement confirming agriculture will be included in the ETS is highly disappointing. More >>
The agricultural sector in NZ’s economic future
Monday, 14 September 2009, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Presentation by Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, to the New Zealand Labour Annual Party Conference I would like to thank Mike Smith, your retiring Secretary-General, for the opportunity of being here today. I believe I’m right ... More >>
Education not legislation for on-farm ATV safety
Friday, 11 September 2009, 4:14 pm | Federated Farmers
While Federated Farmers acknowledges ATV (all terrain vehicle) safety is a major concern, any legislation restricting their use on-farm would be a complete waste of police time and resources. “If we felt legislation would work, we would support ... More >>
Wall Street Journal rebukes New Zealand on climate
Friday, 11 September 2009, 1:45 pm | Federated Farmers
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece has delivered a stinging rebuke of New Zealand’s climate variation response, describing as ‘lunacy’, the Government’s wish to drive down living standards in order to protect the country’s perceived image abroad. ... More >>
Broadband unleashed on rural New Zealand
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 3:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers intensive work with the Government has seen it announce new targets for rural broadband at a cost of $300 million. “This is a big deal which has farmers very excited. It paves the way for additional economic and social growth in New Zealand’s ... More >>
Biosecurity compromise a token gesture
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
Biosecurity New Zealand’s compromise to its border security operations review is a very small step in the right direction. More >>
Farmers say cut OCR to avoid a ‘dead cat bounce’
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 10:05 am | Federated Farmers
Unless the Reserve Bank cuts the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points tomorrow, Federated Farmers believes New Zealand risks a ‘W’ shaped recession. “The ‘sit on your hands’ approach has just seen the dollar appreciate sharply since the OCR ... More >>
Farmers’ rates skyrocketing, survey says
Monday, 7 September 2009, 9:59 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers latest local government rates survey has revealed two farms paying over $100,000 in rates this year and a further six paying over $50,000. The self selecting survey, conducted in late August, garnered 520 responses. It discovered ... More >>
Auckland’s proposed boundaries: A concrete curtain
Monday, 7 September 2009, 9:33 am | Federated Farmers
With the radical shakeup of Auckland being proposed by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee, Federated Farmers is looking to Parliament to set much of the super city’s boundary on that proposed in the Report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. ... More >>
Government gives biosecurity hospital pass
Friday, 4 September 2009, 10:09 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers strongly opposes lumping biosecurity costs onto farmers as laid out in the Joint Decision Making and Cost Sharing Master Deed released by Government today. More >>
Fish & Game attempt at licence fee increase a joke
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 4:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers applauds Associate Minister of Conservation, the Hon Kate Wilkinson’s decision to block Fish and Game New Zealand from increasing its license fee. “With fishing licences costing more than $100, the price of enjoying the great outdoors ... More >>
Farmers keep heat on banks
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 5:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has told the Parliamentary Banking Inquiry today that there is still room for interest rate cuts. “The Federation has been campaigning for lower interest rates for some time now. Our surveys have indicated that farmers are not ... More >>
Fed Farmers vice pres says 'yes' to fine wool levy
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 4:16 pm | Federated Farmers
After this week’s ‘no’ vote in the Meat & Wool New Zealand wool levy referendum, Federated Farmers vice president Donald Aubrey is suggesting a fine wool growers organisation be developed. “I say yes to the collection of a levy that can be used ... More >>
GlobalDairyTrade up, up and away
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 11:10 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is delighted by today’s 24.2 percent increase in average whole milk powder prices (WMP) from the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) event. “It is a big relief for dairy farmers to see the price of WMP still tracking up on the back ... More >>
ETS report not welcomed by farmers
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 10:34 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has not welcomed the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Review Committee’s report, as it still recommends the inclusion of the agricultural sector. More >>
Sobering result for Meat & Wool New Zealand
Monday, 31 August 2009, 4:27 pm | Federated Farmers
While farmers voted ‘no’ to any wool or goatmeat levy, the result of the sheepmeat and beef levy vote was hardly convincing either. More >>
Green Party disclosure reckless and irresponsible
Friday, 28 August 2009, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned at the reckless and irresponsible disclosure in Parliament of a preliminary draft report by Sue Kedgley MP. “Releasing a preliminary draft report, which has never been finalised, peer reviewed or subjected to robust scientific ... More >>
Bold new direction for high country
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 1:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming the new direction set out yesterday by the National Government for the South Island high country. “At last we have a guarantee that Crown pastoral land will be put to good use and not just left in mothballs,” says ... More >>
