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Farmers Urge Spending Restraint
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 1:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers implore political parties to be responsible and refrain from an expensive, inflation-stoking election-year bidding war, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Why Are We Waiting?
Monday, 17 December 2007, 2:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Ratepayers are growing increasingly frustrated at seeing their rates bills rise by double digit amounts while waiting for the government to take action, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Dairy Boom Highlights Need For Reform
Friday, 14 December 2007, 11:51 am | Federated Farmers
The dairy boom highlights the urgent need for reforms to the struggling sheep and beef sector, said Keith Kelly, chair of Federated Farmers’ Meat and Fibre industry group. More >>
Heavier Vehicles Positive Move For All
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:51 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers are pleased the government is considering allowing heavier vehicles on specified routes, said Donald Aubrey, Federated Farmers’ transport spokesperson. More >>
Honey Imports Must Stop For Good
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 2:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Imports of Australian honey must be stopped for good – that’s the clear message from an important Appeal Court decision which will help keep harmful organisms out of New Zealand. More >>
Clifford Bay Backed Over Picton
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers will be supporting a switch in the primary inter-island ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay in its submission to the government's draft coastal shipping strategy. More >>
Sheep Farmers Face Desperate Times
Monday, 3 December 2007, 12:52 am | Federated Farmers
The sheep-meat industry is in desperate need of higher prices to return farms to a financially viable position and ensure that New Zealand has a sheep-meat industry in the future, said chair of Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre Producers’Council, ... More >>
Focus On The Positive
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 1:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Two new reports on water quality show that New Zealand fresh water is in pretty good shape, and is a lot better than many environmentalists claim, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
“Reclaiming Our Industry”
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 11:00 am | Federated Farmers
Today, I could stand here lament the future of our industry. But what would be gained by that? More >>
Farmers Tired Of Bad Rap
Friday, 23 November 2007, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers
Show me somewhere in the world where water quality is as good as it is in New Zealand, Federated Farmers president Charlie Pedersen said today. More >>
FFNZ Launches New Sharemilking Agreement
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:58 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has launched a new sharemilking agreement to reflect changes in legislation and the dairy industry since the new millennium. More >>
RMA ‘Six Pack’ Fix Released
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 1:53 pm | Federated Farmers
A six pack of solutions to fix the Resource Management Act are spelled out in a new publication produced by Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Federated Farmers To Fight Environment Regulations
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
Federation President Charlie Pedersen’s Address to National Council 9.50am, November 20, 2007 Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington More >>
Extremists Hijacked South Is. High Country Policy
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 12:00 am | Federated Farmers
South Island High Country Committee Chair, Donald Aubrey National Council Speech: State of Play Te Papa Tongarewa , Wellington, 11.15am, November 20, 2007 More >>
High Country Oppression Continues
Friday, 16 November 2007, 11:31 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealanders are starting to wake up to the fact that the government is waging a campaign of oppression against High Country farmers, said Donald Aubrey of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Get Involved, Dairy Farmers Urged
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 12:36 am | Federated Farmers
Get Involved, Dairy Farmers Urged Federated Farmers is strongly advising all Fonterra suppliers to get involved in the discussion on important changes to the capital structure of their co-operative, said Frank Brenmuhl, chair of the dairy section of Federated ... More >>
Farmers Applaud NZ Herald Campaign
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 5:53 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates the New Zealand Herald for its important contribution to public debate on the Electoral Financing Bill. More >>
Keep Pig Virus Out of New Zealand
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 1:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Relaxing rules on imported pig meat could provide an open pathway for a devastating animal virus to enter New Zealand, said Keith Kelly of Federated Farmers. More >>
Federated Farmers National Council Meeting 2007
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 1:56 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand's National Council Meeting will be held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington on November 20 and 21 2007. More >>
Court Decision Shows RMA Flawed
Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:41 am | Federated Farmers
An Appeal Court decision in favour of an environmentalist group has highlighted the urgent need for reform of the Resource Management Act, said Bruce McNab of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
