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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 >>
Government Must Curb Spending
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 5:24 pm | Federated Farmers
The government must heed the Reserve Bank’s warnings that higher fiscal spending fuels currency demand and hurts the economy. More >>
Sheep Farmers Closing Chequebooks
Monday, 12 February 2007, 10:04 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand sheep farmers are closing their chequebooks due to lower farm gate returns for their produce, said Keith Kelly of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Holidays For Drought-Stricken Farmers
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 10:24 am | Federated Farmers
Jetstar and the New Zealand and Australian farming federations have launched a new initiative to provide drought-stricken Australian farmers a much-needed getaway – with New Zealand farmers opening their doors, and Jetstar offering its seats. More >>
Double Blow For Farmers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 4:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers and other landowners have been dealt a double blow in their fight for fair treatment from Transpower, said John Sexton of Auckland Federated Farmers. More >>
NZ Produce Is Energy Efficient
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 1:47 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand farmers are confident that their farming practices are more energy efficient than those of their British counterparts, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Restart of Trade Talks Welcomed
Monday, 29 January 2007, 10:42 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand farmers welcome news that global trade negotiations have resumed, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Bees Decision A Disgrace
Friday, 26 January 2007, 3:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Biosecurity New Zealand’s decision to abandon attempts to eliminate varroa from the South Island is a disgrace, said Andrew Gillanders of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Dairy Trainees Plan Different Routes To Success
Friday, 26 January 2007, 10:42 am | Federated Farmers
When Clare Rosser, project manager for the Dairy Trainee of the Year Award, asked a group of young trainees recently where they want to be in 10 years time, and how they planned to get there, one young fellow’s response was “marry the boss’s ... More >>
