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Pedersen: Address to the Annual Conference
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:46 am | Federated Farmers
Good morning, and welcome to the 61st annual conference of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. I want to begin with a thank you to council members from our 24 provinces and seven industry groups of Federated Farmers who are here in Nelson today. More >>
Farmers and Auckland Mayor Agree
Friday, 14 July 2006, 10:02 am | Federated Farmers
Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard and Federated Farmers’ President Charlie Pedersen are in total agreement on the need for changes to the way local government is funded. Mr Pedersen met Mr Hubbard yesterday to discuss deficiencies in local government ... More >>
A practical give-away for important stock message
Monday, 10 July 2006, 10:22 am | Federated Farmers
Bay of Plenty farmers now have an easy way to remember what they can do to reduce stock effluent spills on the region’s roads. More >>
Kyoto Policies Must Be Sustainable
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers
The government must ensure that its climate change policy is sustainable in every sense, said Hugh Ritchie, the climate change spokesman for Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Good On You Dick
Friday, 30 June 2006, 1:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers will be pleased that the Mayor of New Zealand’s biggest city is calling for changes to the way local government is funded, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Thumbs Up For New Non-Emergency Number
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 5:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers cautiously supports the concept of a new non-emergency phone service, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Fixing RMA Next Priority
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:35 am | Federated Farmers
Improving the Resource Management Act is the next big priority for Federated Farmers of New Zealand, said Bruce McNab, the Federation's RMA spokesman. More >>
Common Sense Prevails
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 9:12 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased that it has won a partial victory for dog owners, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). “Farmers will be very pleased that a majority of MPs has seen the sense in exempting working ... More >>
Sheep, Beef Farmers Elect Keith Kelly
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 4:36 pm | Federated Farmers
South Auckland farmer Keith Kelly is the new chairman of the Meat and Fibre Producers’ Council, the sheep and beef industry group of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Sheep, Beef Farmers Elect Keith Kelly
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 1:51 pm | Federated Farmers
South Auckland farmer Keith Kelly is the new chairman of the Meat and Fibre Producers’ Council, the sheep and beef industry group of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Buckley: Against Compulsory Micro chipping of Dogs
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 12:29 am | Federated Farmers
Good afternoon everyone. Thank-you to everyone who is here today, and to all those who signed the Waikato Federated Farmers anti-micro-chipping petition. We have a bone to pick with you. In 2 weeks all new dogs will have to be implanted with a micro ... More >>
Chairman’s Address to Meat and Fibre AGM 2006
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 12:17 am | Federated Farmers
The following are the speech notes for the opening address to the New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers conference and AGM. The speech was delivered this morning (June 20). More >>
Varroa Incursion A Huge Blow
Friday, 16 June 2006, 5:28 pm | Federated Farmers
An incursion of varroa in the Nelson area of the South Island is a huge blow to the bee industry, said Lin McKenzie, chair of the New Zealand Bee Industry Group. More >>
FFNZ Survey Reveals Huge Rates Increases
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 11:55 am | Federated Farmers
Local authority rates increases averaging 7-8 percent over the next three years highlight the need for urgent change to the way local government is funded, said Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers’ Vice President. More >>
Federation Ready to Respond
Monday, 12 June 2006, 11:26 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) is taking calls from farmers needing help following snow falls, heavy rain and high winds. More >>
Chairman’s Address to AGM/Conference 2006
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 10:46 am | Federated Farmers
Welcome to the conference and annual meeting of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ), the dairy industry group of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Dairy farmers recognise the specific roles of the organisations and businesses that they own, or are members ... More >>
Councils Asked to Ignore Dog Law
Friday, 2 June 2006, 10:47 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) is calling on all councils to ignore the microchipping rules in the Dog Control Amendment Act, or at the very least place enforcement at the lowest priority. More >>
Dogs' Breakfast And Bark Up Protest
Monday, 29 May 2006, 10:16 am | Federated Farmers
Media are invited to attend a giant dog’s breakfast to protest against the micro chipping of dogs. More >>
Survey Results Strong Signal To Fonterra
Monday, 22 May 2006, 3:37 pm | Federated Farmers
Sharemilkers want the ability to buy shares in Fonterra Co-operative Group, according to a survey by Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). The poll of 338 dairy members of Federated Farmers found that 96 percent of sharemilker respondents wanted the ... More >>
Dogchipping Action Planned In Taranaki
Friday, 19 May 2006, 9:31 am | Federated Farmers
Taranaki Federated Farmers is urging farmers and dog owners from throughout the region to attend a protest against dog micro chipping. More >>
