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PINZ Awards Presented In Wellington
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 10:20 am | Federated Farmers
The primary industry’s 'Leadership Award’ was presented last night to Southland drystock farmer Bernadette Hunt at Te Papa in Wellington. The Primary Industries awards are in their second year and aim to recognise and celebrate achievement within ... More >>
Buyers Keep Up With Bumper Arable Crops, AIMI Survey Shows
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 10:12 am | Federated Farmers
With total grain production for the 2019/20 season well up over one million tonnes, it’s great to see that willing growers are finding willing buyers, Federated Farmers Arable Vice-Chairperson Grains, Brian Leadley, says. According to the just-released ... More >>
Animal Welfare Clock Ticking On Shearer Border Decision
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 5:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers and the Shearing Contractors Association are looking for an urgent decision from the government to allow experienced sheep shearers into the country. "We’ve been reminding the government since late winter we are going to have ... More >>
Farmers Give RCEP Deal The Thumbs Up
Monday, 16 November 2020, 2:44 pm | Federated Farmers
The prospect of reduced red tape from a single set of trade rules for the Asia Pacific is a major reason why New Zealand producers and exporters will give the RCEP deal the thumbs up, Federated Farmers says. "Anything that takes us further along ... More >>
Quarantine Pressure Thwarts Critical Worker Flow - Feds
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 12:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Serious gaps in the agricultural contracting workforce have consequences such as animal feed shortages and risks to getting arable crops in next summer, Federated Farmers says. "After favourable rain in many parts of the North Island in the ... More >>
Feds Backs The Whio For Bird Of The Year
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 2:19 pm | Federated Farmers
With voting open for the 2020 Bird of the Year, Federated Farmers are flapping their wings and quacking on to support the whio (blue duck) to take the title. Feds backed the whio last year, and it placed 6th. "The doughty whio embodies many things ... More >>
Feds President Andrew Hoggard Elected To IDF Board
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 10:28 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard is well used to representing New Zealand’s farmers. On top of that, he’ll now be representing dairy farmers from all corners of the planet on the board of the International Dairy Federation. The Manawatu dairy ... More >>
Feds: Staff Shortages Are Undermining Safety, Mental Wellbeing
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 9:18 am | Federated Farmers
Skilled staff shortages are not only taking a toll on productivity but also farmer mental wellbeing, Federated Farmers Dairy Chair and rural health spokesperson Wayne Langford says. "Farmers across New Zealand are having to push the limits to ... More >>
Primary Industries NZ Awards Finalists Named
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 11:37 am | Federated Farmers
Judges faced tough decisions choosing finalists for the 2020 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards, with no shortage of contenders. The six independent judges deliberated over 40 nominations across the six award categories for the second annual PINZ awards, ... More >>
Feds: Forget The Cheap Shots, Let’s Get Sensible About Fire Risk Vegetation
Tuesday, 6 October 2020, 11:24 am | Federated Farmers
The destruction at Lake Ohau should light a fire under DOC for early negotiations with farmers on a partnership approach to deal with uncontrolled vegetation on conservation land, Federated Farmers says. "For Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage to suggest ... More >>
Baa DOC From High Country Management - Sheep Do A Better Job
Monday, 5 October 2020, 2:11 pm | Federated Farmers
The fire risk on Department of Conservation-managed land is being mismanaged and neglected, and needs urgent review, Federated Farmers says. More than 1600 hectares have been destroyed by the fire at Lake Ohau that also ripped through the small alpine ... More >>
Feds - Suitably Impressed At Week Of Positive Agriculture And Horticulture Policy Announcements
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 12:42 pm | Federated Farmers
This has been a promising week for farmers. Federated Farmers says it started with an excellent agriculture policy from ACT announced on Monday, followed by Labour’s positive farm plan policy announced by the Prime Minister and Agricultural Minister ... More >>
Farm Plan Co-investment Pledge Is Positive, Feds Says
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 2:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Labour’s pledge of an initial $50 million injection to partner with the agricultural sector on integrated farm plans is positive, Federated Farmers says. "Central and local government load up a huge amount of expensive environmental management, ... More >>
Many Farmers Still Stuck On Connectivity Slow Lane, Feds Survey Finds
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 3:23 pm | Federated Farmers
The vast majority of urban New Zealanders can get on the information superhighway at speed but the latest connectivity survey by Federated Farmers shows too many rural families and businesses are still stuck in second gear on a potholed back-road. "We ... More >>
Smart Shift On Border Exceptions, But Shearers Still Missing - Feds
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 2:13 pm | Federated Farmers
The government’s decision today to slightly loosen border entry restrictions to allow in certain specialised staff crucial to the agriculture and fishing industries is excellent news, Federated Farmers says. "Feds has been strongly advocating ... More >>
Rural Road Users Heading For Potholes - Feds
Friday, 18 September 2020, 10:21 am | Federated Farmers
Rural road users are in for a continued bumpy ride with no extra money for local road improvements in the final Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2021. "The final GPS released this week has investment in local road improvements ... More >>
Local Government NZ’s Manifesto Asks The Right Questions
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 10:46 am | Federated Farmers
Local Government New Zealand is spot on when it says that all political parties’ policies should be assessed on how well they provide for local voices to be heard and taken into account, Federated Farmers says. "We agree that central government ... More >>
Feds Relieved Wilding Pine Control Efforts To Ramp Up
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 4:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is relieved to see the government put more muscle today behind a nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations. Last week’s massive fire in the Mackenzie Basin burnt an area of 2,000 hectares, ... More >>
Freshwater Regulations Will Stall Progress, Add Costs, On Canterbury
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 4:23 pm | Federated Farmers
The new National Environment Standard (NES) for Freshwater could derail the progress already made on improving water quality in Canterbury, Federated Farmers presidents say. "The new regulations coming in over the top of what Environment Canterbury ... More >>
Farmers Surveyed On Wildly Inaccurate ‘low Slope’ Maps
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 2:49 pm | Federated Farmers
With the government already agreeing flawed aspects of new freshwater regulations will need to be changed, Federated Farmers is highlighting the case for a review of land deemed ‘low slope’ for the purposes of stock exclusion from waterways. ... More >>
