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RMA The Key Focus
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 9:36 am | Federated Farmers
Improving the Resource Management Act is a big priority for Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) over the next three years, said Bruce McNab, the Federation's RMA spokesman. More >>
Anderton - Federated Farmers National Council
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 9:40 am | Federated Farmers
Jean Martin, Gisborne/Wairoa provincial president of Federated Farmers - I acknowledge her work during the recent devastating floods in her area. More >>
Fed Farmers: Fast Law Is Bad Law
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 8:47 am | Federated Farmers
Fast tracking an important tax bill through Parliament by mid-December will prevent the opportunity for public scrutiny and may result in flawed legislation, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Fed Farmers: "2006 And Beyond" President's Address
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 5:19 pm | Federated Farmers
"2006 And Beyond" President's Address- Charlie Pedersen Speech opening National Council Meeting James Cook, Wellington More >>
Sharemilker Competition Covers The Country
Friday, 21 October 2005, 11:40 am | Federated Farmers
The 2006 New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year competition will again be a truly national event with the inclusion of a Top of the North region. More >>
Farmers Will Work With Anderton
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 4:18 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates ministers on their appointment to the new Cabinet and looks forward to working with them on important issues facing agriculture and farming, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Access News A Highlight
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 11:38 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed some key policy announcements by the new government, but is concerned about the possibility of a spending blow out undermining the economy. More >>
Agriculture -- The Next Three Years
Friday, 14 October 2005, 4:59 pm | Federated Farmers
When I sat down to write this speech last week, the caretaker prime minister was still trying to stitch together a government. I couldn’t be certain of the final makeup. There were various options. However, it was clear that we would have a Labour-led ... More >>
Competition Expands To Contract Milkers
Friday, 14 October 2005, 12:01 am | Federated Farmers
Entries are now open in one of New Zealand's longest running and successful rural events - the New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year. More >>
Farmers Will Work With Bradford
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 6:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has cautiously welcomed the appointment of Sue Bradford as the Greens' agriculture and rural affairs spokesperson. More >>
Commonsense Prevails On Didymo Outbreak
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 11:34 am | Federated Farmers
Biosecurity New Zealand is calling for precautions to be taken on all South Island Rivers with the confirmation that Didymo has been found in the Hawea River. More >>
Waitaki Board Listens to Farmers Concerns
Monday, 3 October 2005, 5:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are tentatively welcoming changes made to the Waitaki Water Allocation Plan released in Oamaru today. More >>
DoC Trigger Happy
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 9:19 am | Federated Farmers
The Department of Conservation (DoC) should spend its time looking after its own land rather than unnecessarily interfering in controlled and permitted burn offs on private land, said Bruce McNab, a National Board Member of Federated Farmers of ... More >>
Farmers Hit Hard By Compliance Costs
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 3:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Reducing compliance costs must be a high priority for the incoming government, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Farmers Win Reprieve
Friday, 16 September 2005, 10:01 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers have won a reprieve from ill-thought-out rules forcing them to label tractors and trailers with information on towing capacity, said Hugh Ritchie of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Settlement Must Be Squeaky Clean
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 12:13 am | Federated Farmers
The government should delay finalising the Te Roroa Deed of Settlement until it receives satisfactory answers to a number of outstanding issues associated with the Northland iwi's historical claims, said Denis Anderson, President of Far North, Whangarei, ... More >>
Cancelling Carbon Tax A Good Idea
Monday, 22 August 2005, 4:50 pm | Federated Farmers
It is encouraging to see that a major political party has heeded Federated Farmers' calls to scrap the pointless carbon tax, said Hugh Ritchie, the Federation's spokesman on the Kyoto Protocol. More >>
Time For A Tax Cut
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 5:11 pm | Federated Farmers
New forecasts on government revenue and spending show that tax cuts are affordable and sensible, said Don Nicolson, Vice-President of Federated Farmers. More >>
Grains Council Backs Research Plan
Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 9:24 am | Federated Farmers
The new arable research strategy launched by the Arable Food Industry Council (AFIC) is a positive step towards an arable industry that is highly profitable and sustainable in the long term, said Andrew Gillanders, Chairman of the Grains Council of New Zealand. More >>
Minister In Denial Over Dog Costs
Thursday, 11 August 2005, 12:37 am | Federated Farmers
The government must face up to the fact that its new compulsory microchipping rules will create massive new compliance costs, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
