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Reform prospect electrifies farmers
Friday, 14 August 2009, 9:22 am | Federated Farmers
With many farmers averaging $21,000 per year for their electricity, the prospect of substantial reform to the New Zealand electricity market has Federated Farmers amping up its submission. More >>
Vodafone and Farmside part of broadband solution
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 4:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Within the past few days, Federated Farmers has delivered both a brickbat and a bouquet to the big two mobile telecommunication companies, with the Federation cautiously welcoming Vodafone’s partnership with rural satellite broadband provider, Farmside. ... More >>
Big turnout urged in Meat & Wool levy referendum
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 12:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has joined the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon David Carter MP, in urging a big turnout for the Meat & Wool levy referendum, which closes on August 28. More >>
Farmers welcome sane decision on diesel tax
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 5:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is celebrating the National-led Government’s decision to abandon a new tax on diesel. Any diesel tax would have required a refund system for off-road use. This would have added a major compliance burden on the agricultural sector. More >>
Speech slams ‘misguided’ emissions target
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 1:59 pm | Federated Farmers
In a hard hitting speech delivered to the New Zealand Plant Protection Society in Dunedin this morning, the President of Federated Farmers, Don Nicolson, has slammed as misguided, New Zealand’s obsession with emissions and a lack of research investment. ... More >>
Studious obedient and naïve on emission reductions
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 8:40 am | Federated Farmers
The Government’s plan to meet its 2020 target by increasing forestry sinks and the purchase of emission reduction units may help meet existing international commitments, but the Federation remains concerned about the impact on farming and the wider economy ... More >>
28 March 2010 is Federated Farmers Farm Day
Friday, 7 August 2009, 11:51 am | Federated Farmers
The highly successful Federated Farmers Farm Day will return in 2010 under the theme, The Green Farmer. The 2010 event is confirmed for 28 March; the last Sunday in March 2010. “Federated Farmers Farm Day is a great way for families to come and discover ... More >>
GlobalDairyTrade increase welcome
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 12:53 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the 25.8 percent uplift in whole milk powder prices (WMP) from the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) event, but remains concerned at fluctuations in WMP prices. More >>
Time to use one U.S. subsidy against another
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 10:39 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes it maybe time to use a new US$243 million (NZ$367 million) American dairy subsidy, to end an even worse one, that being the Dairy Export Incentive Programme (DEIP) introduced in May. “Given American dairy farmers bleated their ... More >>
Minaret Station a victory for property rights
Monday, 3 August 2009, 5:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is congratulating the owners of Minaret Station and High Country Accord on the precedent setting Minaret decision, made last Friday by the Otago Land Valuation Tribunal (LVT). The Federation argues this decision reaffirms the property ... More >>
Silver Fern Farms capital structure result
Friday, 31 July 2009, 5:17 pm | Federated Farmers
The positive result from the Silver Fern Farms (SFF) proposal to reform its capital and governance provides a potential way forward for the meat industry. “While the turnout was disappointing at 42.24 percent, of those who did vote, three-quarters ... More >>
Fonterra’s reconfirmation of forecast payout great
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 10:35 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes Fonterra’s confirmation of its forecast 2008/2009 payout of $5.20 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS) vindicates its cooperative structure, but the high New Zealand dollar remains a concern. “There was always a risk that ... More >>
Farmers call for a 50 basis points OCR cut
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling for 50 basis points to be cut from the Official Cash Rate (OCR) on Thursday to put downwards pressure on the high New Zealand dollar. More >>
Results of farm confidence survey bad news for NZ
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 12:40 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers inaugural farm confidence survey has uncovered a level of pessimism, which shows that New Zealand may in fact be entering an elongated recession. More >>
Farmers ‘zero’ in on a 2020 emissions target
Monday, 27 July 2009, 2:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is describing the race to set a 2020 emissions reduction target as a political gesture. “The real emissions targets will be set by international negotiation, not the aspirational targets being batted around at the moment,” says ... More >>
Governance changes at NZX and PGG Wrightson
Friday, 24 July 2009, 11:04 am | Federated Farmers
Within 24 hours the rural sector has seen Fonterra Chairman, Henry van der Heyden, resign from the board of NZX and former Fonterra Chief Executive, Craig Norgate, resign yesterday as Chairman of PGG Wrightson. More >>
‘Silence deafening’ on dirty cities
Friday, 24 July 2009, 9:49 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the hypocrisy of environmental lobbyists has been revealed by their silence on urban pollution. More >>
Why the Hurunui Water Project is a ‘dam’ good idea
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers argues opposition to the Hurunui Water Project is emblematic of why New Zealand is slipping backwards as a developed nation. “If New Zealand wants to grow the economy and generate real jobs, then we need to store water,” says ... More >>
Floating rates could be costing farmers millions
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 11:14 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has commenced a series of meetings with the major trading banks to get to the bottom of the interest rates being paid by farm businesses. More >>
Neo-absolutism
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 2:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson, addresses the ACT Regional Conference at Bunnythorpe, Saturday, 18 July 2009 More >>
