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Science, agriculture and New Zealand's future

Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:10 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is to be congratulated for its contribution to the debate about the economy's future direction, Agriculture Minister and Progressive Leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>

Fed Farmers counters ACT Party on ETS

Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:04 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has reacted with dismay to the ACT party misrepresenting the Federation’s position on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS). More >>

Farmers recognised for dam good job

Thursday, 30 October 2008, 2:37 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers today congratulated a group of South Canterbury pioneers who have been recognised for a dam project that has enabled significant areas to be put into production creating new jobs and wealth for the region. More >>

Federated Farmers says ‘good on you Mr Anderton’

Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 12:36 pm | Federated Farmers

Don Nicolson, president of Federated Farmers, has praised the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry and Leader of the Progressive Party, Hon. Jim Anderton MP, for communicating agriculture’s importance to the economy during Monday’s leaders’ debate on ... More >>

Build dams not cycle lanes say farmers

Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:28 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson today urged all political parties to focus far more on the productive sector. He said if government increased infrastructure expenditure it should spend money on building dams rather than cycle lanes. More >>

Federated Farmers ‘got it right’ on 1% OCR

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 9:31 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson, has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate (OCR) by one percent today, a move the Federation predicted a full month ago. More >>

Save local government from crisis

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers

The funding crisis affecting local government has shown the need for an urgent rethink on the narrow property based funding system it relies upon. More >>

Kiwi farmers 'take a bow' on World Food Day

Friday, 17 October 2008, 9:17 am | Federated Farmers

On World Food Day 2008, Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson, called on all New Zealanders to stand up and celebrate the contribution farmers make to both the economy and the world's need for food. Mr Nicolson said: More >>

On the way to reaching T150

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 4:02 pm | Federated Farmers

Sheep farmers may be well on the way to reaching Federated Farmers' T150 goal after a new partners' programme called Backbone(tm) was announced by Silver Fern Farms today. More >>

Federated Farmers Bees backs ERMA decision

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 11:35 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers Bee chairman, John Hartnell today acknowledged a decision by ERMA to decline an application from Bayer New Zealand Ltd to import the chemical, Checkmite+ to control varroa mite in beehives. More >>

Kiwi farmers 'take a bow' on World Food Day

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 9:45 am | Federated Farmers

What will NAIT cost farmers Feds ask?

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:38 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson today, “Farmers want to know what the proposed National Animal Identification and Tracing system will cost in total. This is on top of what they already pay for existing systems for food safety, biosecurity, ... More >>

Taking T150 message to the world

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:32 pm | Federated Farmers

Chairman of Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre, Bruce Wills, took the T150 message to the Australian and American lamb industry at a Tri Nations Lamb Group meeting in the Hawke’s Bay this week. More >>

High Country spend-up

Thursday, 9 October 2008, 3:35 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers High Country chairman, Donald Aubrey says the government’s purchase of St James High Country Station is likely to influence a Land Valuation Tribunal Hearing in Dunedin next week. The tribunal will consider the legitimacy of values ... More >>

What difference will NAIT actually make Feds ask?

Monday, 6 October 2008, 10:05 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers President, Don Nicolson today said “The federation is not going to be stopped from asking the hard questions. We have worked behind the scenes but now farmers need to be informed. The first question farmers want an answer to is ... More >>