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Pukehina Sharemilkers Take Out Bay Of Plenty Title
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 8:23 am | Federated Farmers
Pukehina sharemilkers Kelly (36) and Karen (34) Shaw have been declared 2005 Bay of Plenty Sharemilkers of the Year at an awards function in Te Puke tonight. More >>
Dipton Sharemilkers Takes Out Title
Monday, 21 March 2005, 8:55 am | Federated Farmers
Dipton sharemilkers Chris (37) and Charleen (36) Withy have been declared 2005 Southland Sharemilkers of the Year at an awards function in Invercargill tonight. More >>
Speech to South Island High Country field day
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:52 am | Federated Farmers
John Aspinall is a High Country farmer and Federated Farmers of New Zealand's spokesman on land access. More >>
Westport Sharemilkers Take Out Title
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 8:40 am | Federated Farmers
Westport sharemilkers John and Jo-Anne Milne have been declared 2005 Top of the South/West Coast Sharemilkers of the Year at an awards function at Shantytown in Greymouth tonight. More >>
Speech: Meat And Fibre Producers' Conference
Monday, 14 March 2005, 1:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Address To The New Zealand Meat And Fibre Producers' Conference/Agm Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch 10.30am 14 March 2005 More >>
RMA Changes For the Worse
Friday, 11 March 2005, 10:17 am | Federated Farmers
Proposed changes to the Resource Management Act will make the already flawed law worse for rural New Zealand, said John Aspinall of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Public Road Access Hypocrisy
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
The government is applying double standards when it unilaterally closes off a public road through a publicly-owned Otago park to protect conservation values, while at the same time removing farmers' rights to control who comes onto privately owned ... More >>
DFNZ Backs Revised Bid
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers fully support Fonterra Co-operative Group's revised offer for Australia's National Foods, said Kevin Wooding, Chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ). More >>
Hear It First Hand, Minister
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 2:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Land Information Minister Pete Hodgson is being mischievous in quoting one newspaper headline to tell Parliament 'this is what farmers think' about pastoral lease rent hikes, said Ben Todhunter, Chair of the South Island High Country section of Federated ... More >>
Hear It First Hand, Minister
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 2:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Land Information Minister Pete Hodgson is being mischievous in quoting one newspaper headline to tell Parliament 'this is what farmers think' about pastoral lease rent hikes, said Ben Todhunter, Chair of the South Island High Country section of Federated ... More >>
Yet Another Tax Increase For Motorists
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 3:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are frustrated by news of the imposition of yet another tax increase, said Charlie Pedersen, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Birdbrain Logic Laughable
Friday, 25 February 2005, 10:52 am | Federated Farmers
High Country farmers are deeply disappointed that Forest and Bird is using selective facts to attack the amount of rent paid for leasehold farm land, said John Aspinall, a National Board member of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Government Pressures High Country Families
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 3:35 pm | Federated Farmers
The government is holding a gun to the heads of High Country families to force them to enter the 'voluntary' tenure review process, said Ben Todhunter, Chairman of the South Island High Country section of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
PCE Report Needs Scrutiny
Monday, 21 February 2005, 12:17 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers want an independent critique of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's (PCE) 'Growing for Good' report on agriculture, said Kevin Wooding, Chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ). More >>
NZBIG Welcomes Varroa Agency
Friday, 18 February 2005, 10:42 am | Federated Farmers
The New Zealand Bee Industry Group (NZBIG) welcomes the establishment of the Varroa Agency to manage the ongoing struggle against the Varroa bee mite, said NZBIG Vice Chairman and Canterbury beekeeper Geoff Hantz. More >>
Rates Need Major Reform, Not Tinkering
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 9:38 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers are encouraged that city mayors want to look at new ways of raising council revenue, said Charlie Pedersen, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Winning Sharemilkers Promote Dairy Farming
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 9:09 am | Federated Farmers
The Sharemilker of the Year Competition rewards New Zealand's best sharemilkers, so it's little wonder that Dairy InSight is showcasing regional and national competition winners in its latest campaign highlighting the benefits of dairy farming. More >>
Notice of Dairy Farmers Meeting
Monday, 14 February 2005, 11:25 am | Federated Farmers
The Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ) Council Meeting will be held on 16 and 17 February 2005 at the Kingsgate Hotel, 100 Garnett Avenue, Te Rapa, Hamilton. More >>
Motorists Pay Too Much Already
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 1:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Roading projects shouldn't suffer if the planned five-cent rise in petrol is delayed, said Charlie Pedersen, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) More >>
Culture of Mistrust in 111
Friday, 4 February 2005, 2:33 pm | Federated Farmers
There is a culture of mistrust among rural communities in the 111 system's ability to handle a rural emergency, according to Federated Farmers of New Zealand's submission to a review of police communications centres. More >>
