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Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 146]
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 >>
Local Government Report Ignores Key Issue
Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 5:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are disappointed at a select committee report into last year’s local government elections, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers. More >>
Draft Dog Code Needs Work
Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 12:45 am | Federated Farmers
A proposed animal welfare code of conduct for dogs has some serious shortcomings, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Government Claims Disguise True RMA Costs
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 3:50 pm | Federated Farmers
The government is being misleading in claiming that environment-related compliance costs have fallen, said Don Nicolson, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Well done Westland
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 11:17 am | Federated Farmers
Westland Milk Products should be congratulated for achieving an excellent result for its farmer suppliers in the 2004/5 season, said Frank Brenmuhl, Chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Knee Jerk Reaction Not The Solution
Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
Increasing the minimum driving age would disadvantage thousands of responsible teenagers for no benefit, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Farming Scholarship Applications Open
Monday, 1 August 2005, 3:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Applications for New Zealand's most prestigious farming award, Nuffield Farming Scholarships, are now open. Nuffield Farming Scholarships promote leadership and innovation in agriculture through worldwide study and interpersonal contact. More >>
Two Appointed To Federated Farmers' Board
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 2:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Bruce McNab from North Otago and Hugh Ritchie from Hawke's Bay have been elected to the national board of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
New Vice President of Federated Farmers
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 3:29 pm | Federated Farmers
Mr Nicolson was elected by the federation's National Council on the first day of the farming organisation’s two-day annual conference in Hamilton (June 26-27). More >>
