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Farmers Dispute Cull Claims
Monday, 4 February 2008, 3:22 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers strongly dispute claims by Fish and Game that the Canada geese cull in the Wairarapa was a success. “In spite of hunter efforts, only 40 percent of the required number of geese were removed. More >>
Federation Monitoring Dry
Monday, 4 February 2008, 1:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has today activated an 0800 number to monitor dry conditions around New Zealand. The number, 0800 335 663, has been set up to support farmers who are having difficultly sourcing feed over the long hot summer. More >>
High freight costs a kick in the guts for farmers
Friday, 25 January 2008, 9:35 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers will be horrified that freight costs are 30 percent higher in New Zealand than in Australia, said Don Nicolson, vice-president of Federated Farmers. More >>
Farmers Put Goose On The Menu
Friday, 18 January 2008, 10:59 am | Federated Farmers
Wairarapa farmers have put Canada goose on the menu to try and combat the surging goose population in the district. Federated Farmers is holding a ‘Time the Goose Was Cooked’ barbeque at Henley Lake near Masterton, at lunchtime today (Friday ... More >>
Only Good Canada Goose Is A Cooked Canada Goose
Friday, 18 January 2008, 12:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Charlie Pedersen speaking at Action Goose Lake Henley, Wairarapa 18 January 2008, 12.16pm More >>
Farm Worker Remuneration Report Released
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 2:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Agriculture offers farm employees a competitive rate in comparison to other sectors and clear opportunity for career development, according to a report released this week by Federated Farmers and Rabobank. More >>
Tribute to New Zealand’s Most Famous Beekeeper
Friday, 11 January 2008, 12:41 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Bees today paid tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary, a humble beekeeper who went on to achieve great things. “Beekeepers have always been proud to count Sir Edmund Hillary as one of their own. He described himself as an average New Zealander ... More >>
Federated Farmers Adjusts Industry Group Names
Friday, 28 December 2007, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
"There has been a little bit of confusion around the industry group names because their previous titles did not include the words 'Federated Farmers'. This name change will clear up that confusion," said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers. More >>
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 >>
