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Tax relief won for New Zealand’s remotest farmers
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 3:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has secured much needed tax relief and income assistance for some of the remotest farmers on the planet - farmers of the Chatham Islands. “This is unique tax assistance for the farmers of the Chatham Islands who literally glue the ... More >>
Fonterra/RD1 offers $15m in assistance
Friday, 10 July 2009, 4:35 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra’s extension of a $15 million facility to RD1, a rural services retailer part owned by Fonterra, will continue an interest free service RD1 has been offering its customers. “This $15 million facility will aid farmers but it’s important ... More >>
Is Biosecurity NZ becoming Insecurity NZ
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 2:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned that the 60 positions being cut from Biosecurity NZ could do more harm than good. More >>
Floating mortgage margins need scrutiny
Monday, 6 July 2009, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers intends to meet with the major trading banks to discover why there is a disparity between farm mortgage interest rates and residential home loans. More >>
Speaking frankly about Frank Brenmuhl
Monday, 6 July 2009, 2:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Federated Farmers in Auckland last week, Frank Brenmuhl’s era as Federated Farmers Vice-President and a Board member came to an end. But it seems far from the end for someone who has been a major force ... More >>
Gas provides an opportunity for young innovators
Monday, 6 July 2009, 12:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is praising AgResearch for partnering with the United States Department of Energy's joint genome institute (JGI), to sequence the DNA of microbes found in the rumen or forestomach of farm animals. JGIs skill in this area is being undertaken ... More >>
Federated Farmers awards
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Proudly sponsored by gen-I, Synlait’s Dr. John Penno has been named Federated Farmers first Agribusiness Person of the Year with Professor Jacqueline Rowarth, of Massey University, Federated Farmers Agricultural Personality of the Year. More >>
Conor English, addresses Federated Farmers
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Martin Luther King famously said, “I have a dream. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character.” More >>
Agribusiness Person of Year to be named tonight
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 10:17 am | Federated Farmers
Tonight in Auckland, Federated Farmers will be announcing New Zealand’s first Agribusiness Person of the Year. “Agribusiness is a $25 billion industry and accounts for between 18 to 20 percent of Gross Domestic Product,” says Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers ... More >>
Speech: Fed Farmers Pres - National Conference
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 10:04 am | Federated Farmers
Conference opening by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers Good morning and welcome to Auckland, the Queen City and your National Conference for 2009. We farmers are proud to be in New Zealand’s largest city, a super city, representing New Zealand’s ... More >>
Lachlan McKenzie addressesDairy AGM
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 2:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Welcome to your National Conference and Annual General Meeting of Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Section. More >>
Bruce Wills addresses Meat & Fibre AGM
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 2:37 pm | Federated Farmers
Nine months ago meat and fibre farmers were licking their wounds, having just survived their most unprofitable season for 50 years. More >>
Productivity by the truckload
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:18 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Transport, the Hon Steven Joyce, of a permit scheme allowing trucks to carry heavier loads on some routes. Heavy vehicles currently only carry loads of up to 44 tonne. However, the proposed ... More >>
Four Members of Parliament & a farming conference
Monday, 29 June 2009, 11:13 am | Federated Farmers
Topping the bill for the Federated Farmers 2009 National Conference, being held in Auckland from 30 June until 2 July, will be the Prime Minister, two current Ministers, a former Minister, two Chief Executives, a passionate academic, New Zealand’s foremost ... More >>
‘Meating’ the future needs of the meat industry
Friday, 26 June 2009, 3:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is praising the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) for its leadership in respect to its Meat: The Future study published this week. More >>
They’re not eating our lamb, there
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:05 pm | Federated Farmers
With the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Bill receiving bipartisan support in Parliament, Federated Farmers is increasingly concerned that lamb and mutton is being left behind and could miss out on the benefits of the ASEAN Free Trade agreement ... More >>
Finalists for Agribusiness Person of the year
Friday, 26 June 2009, 1:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is excited to announce the finalists for its first ever awarding of the Agribusiness Person of the Year. More >>
Farmers more trusted than lawyers and accountants
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are again ranked in the top half of New Zealand’s most trusted occupations, according to the Readers Digest New Zealand's Most Trusted Professions for 2009. More >>
Fed Farmers Dairy Chairman addresses Vet Assoc
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 11:25 am | Federated Farmers
I believe the outlook for grass-based dairy farming has never looked better. Why? The price for milk products rose sharply a little over 12 months ago. The reasons being that demand outstripped supply for a number of years and there was limited ... More >>
The farmers cometh to the Queen City
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 10:04 am | Federated Farmers
Between 30 June and 2 July, several hundred farming leaders will descend upon New Zealand’s largest and most metropolitan city for the 110th annual meeting of Federated Farmers, including its antecedent bodies. “2009 marks the 110th meeting of Federated ... More >>
