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Beekeepers Support March on Parliament
Monday, 3 April 2006, 12:30 am | Federated Farmers
Proposed new import health standards for bee products pose an unnecessary biosecurity risk to New Zealand’s bee industry, says Lin McKenzie, chairman of Federated Farmers’ Bee Industry Group. More >>
Federation Supports Bids To Scrap Chipping
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 4:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling on MPs from all parties to support new efforts in Parliament to scrap microchipping of working dogs, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Famers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Farmers Consider Options
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are looking at a range of options including protest action following the government saying it would press ahead with microchipping all dogs, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Government Blows Opportunity
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 9:14 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers will not give up the fight to convince the government to exempt farm dogs from an idiotic law forcing all dogs to be microchipped, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Positive Meeting on Dog Chipping
Friday, 24 March 2006, 3:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has had a positive meeting with the Associate Minister of Local Government about the microchipping of dogs, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Big Mail Out Of ATV Guidelines
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 10:19 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, in association with ACC, is sending every one of its members the guidelines for safe use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on New Zealand farms. More >>
Positive Step On Microchipping
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 11:46 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers have welcomed news that Cabinet is to consider exempting farm dogs from microchipping rules, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Wake Up Call For Meat Companies
Monday, 13 March 2006, 12:21 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is calling for greater transparency and more communication from meat companies, said the Federation's Meat and Fibre Chairman Ian Corney. His comments follow concern about the differential between North and South Island prices, and ... More >>
ATV Decision Sensible
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 6:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Taranaki farmer Gavin Vanner has suffered enough and his acquittal is a sensible and predictable decision, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Whangamata: Welcome To Our World
Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 1:16 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has a message for the people of Whangamata: Welcome To Our World, said Bruce McNab of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Appalled at Progress of Waitakere Ranges Bill
Friday, 24 February 2006, 9:36 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is appalled that the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill has succeeded at its first reading in Parliament. More >>
Report Highlights Petrol Tax Folly
Friday, 24 February 2006, 9:21 am | Federated Farmers
A massive funding shortfall for roading is another reason why the government should stop diverting half of all petrol tax to the consolidated fund, said Hugh Ritchie, national board member of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
High Country Report Flawed
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is disappointed in an American academic’s report on land tenure review. “The report comes to bizarre conclusions that can only be a result of pre-conceived ideas or a poor understanding of New Zealand political and government processes,” ... More >>
FFNZ-RWNZ Renew Their Co-operative Approach
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 10:31 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand's two main rural lobby and membership services groups have reaffirmed their cooperative approach to effective advocacy on behalf of their rural members. Both organisations want to improve their delivery of value to their members through ... More >>
2006 Budget Most Important In Years
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 2:19 pm | Federated Farmers
The 2006 Budget will be most important for farmers since the late 1990s, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Last Chance For Dairy Trainees
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 9:50 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy trainees have less than a week to get their applications in for the first Dairy Trainee of Year competition. The award is open to all trainees who have completed their National Certificate in Agriculture – Level 4 (including the specific dairy ... More >>
RMA Message Missing From PM's Speech
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 5:42 pm | Federated Farmers
The Prime Minister has some realistic and practical ideas for improving the wealth of New Zealanders, but she has missed one of the most obvious: fixing up the flawed Resource Management Act. More >>
Dog Chipping Won’t Stop Dog Attacks
Friday, 3 February 2006, 12:32 am | Federated Farmers
A recent spate of dog attacks has highlighted the idiocy of the government’s plan to microchip all dogs, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Spending Wake-Up Call Welcomed
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 9:44 am | Federated Farmers
It is refreshing that some political parties are finally waking to the perils of rapidly growing taxation and government spending, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers. More >>
New Look For Federated Farmers' Website
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 2:55 pm | Federated Farmers
The site has been built with slow rural internet connection speeds in mind and therefore can be downloaded by members in the fastest possible time. More >>
