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Farmers need efficient government spending
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 1:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers need the government to reduce spending, so targeting revenue collection and spending efficiency must be a key prerequisite for the 2007 Budget, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers. More >>
Aussie Farmers Enjoy Breaks In New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 1:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Australian farming families from drought-affected areas have started to take advantage of free accommodation provided by Federated Farmers’ members and 100 free flights across the Tasman gifted by Jetstar Airlines. More >>
Rent Hikes Will Be Rejected
Friday, 4 May 2007, 4:18 pm | Federated Farmers
High Country farmers are hugely disappointed at the government’s decision to proceed with a proposed 600 percent hike in High Country rents, said Donald Aubrey, chair of the High Country industry group of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Review Hits Right Balance
Friday, 4 May 2007, 1:37 pm | Federated Farmers
The government has achieved a sensible balance with its review of the on-farm adverse events recovery framework. The framework will complement what farmers are already doing, said Frank Brenmuhl of Federated Farmers. More >>
GST An Alternative To Property Rates, Inquiry Told
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 9:29 am | Federated Farmers
Using a portion of GST revenues to fund local government is one of the alternatives mooted in a Federated Farmers' submission to the independent inquiry into rates. More >>
New GM of Policy and Advocacy for Fed Farmers
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:44 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand welcomes Mark Ross to the position of General Manager, Policy and Advocacy. More >>
Farm Leaders Deliver Strong Message To Ministers
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 9:50 am | Federated Farmers
Farm leaders yesterday met with all Cairns Group Ministers and stressed the urgent need for significant progress in the Doha Round of World Trade Organisation negotiations in coming months, with a view to concluding negotiations this year, said Charlie ... More >>
High Dollar Whacks Exporters
Monday, 16 April 2007, 3:46 pm | Federated Farmers
The New Zealand economy is at serious risk from the continued rise in the kiwi dollar, said Keith Kelly, chair of the meat and fibre section of Federated Farmers. More >>
NZ Farmers Represented At Cairns Group Meeting
Friday, 13 April 2007, 2:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers' members will be represented during the Cairns Group farm leaders meeting of agricultural exporting countries in Pakistan next week. More >>
Increase in Road User Charges Means Everyone Pays
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 1:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is seeking an assurance from the government that it will consult over future increases in road user charges (RUC), said Andrew Gillanders, the Federation’s transport and roading spokesman. More >>
Farmers Contribute to Climate Change Debate
Monday, 2 April 2007, 10:06 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has presented its submission on the government’s sustainable land management and climate change discussion document. “The Federation’s submission spells out clearly that farmers are seeking to make a positive contribution to this ... More >>
Charlie Pedersen Out Of Hospital
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 12:54 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Charlie Pedersen was today discharged from hospital and is recuperating at his Himitangi dairy farm. More >>
Statement About Charlie Pedersen
Monday, 19 March 2007, 11:19 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Charlie Pedersen has been admitted to Palmerston North hospital. More >>
RMA Controls Disappoint Farmers
Friday, 16 March 2007, 1:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers backs efforts to protect Lake Taupo’s water quality but does not support the approach taken by Environment Waikato, said Gifford McFadden, President of Rotorua/Taupo Federated Farmers. More >>
FFNZ Presents Bluegreen Submission
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 1:56 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers today presented its submission on the National Party’s ‘Blue Green Vision for New Zealand’, an environment discussion paper. More >>
Access Report Takes Right Path
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 1:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers and other landowners are mainly pleased with a report into walking access released today, said Bruce McNab of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Council Attitude to Rates Inquiry a Concern
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 5:04 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is expressing serious concerns at the attitude councils in the Auckland area are displaying towards the independent Local Government Rates Inquiry. More >>
Meat Processors Sending Wrong Signal
Friday, 23 February 2007, 1:08 pm | Federated Farmers
‘We don’t want your lambs’ – that is the signal meat processors are sending farmers at present, said Keith Kelly of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Chair's Address to Dairy Farmers' meeting
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 12:02 am | Federated Farmers
The following speech was delivered this morning to the Dairy Farmers of New Zealand council meeting in Auckland. The DFNZ council meets twice a year, and includes representatives of dairy farmers from throughout New Zealand. More >>
Sharemilking Deadline Looms
Friday, 16 February 2007, 5:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Sharemilkers and farm owners have only a short time to reach agreement on whether to change a ‘capacity adjustment’ split for peak milk supply, say sharemilkers and sharemilker employers. More >>
