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Water Entity Concerns Run Too Deep To Just Press Ahead - Feds
Sunday, 3 October 2021, 5:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers joins the many council elected representatives and citizens up and down the country urging the government to go back to the drawing board on reform of three waters delivery. "While it’s clear that billions of dollars of investment ... More >>
Sensible Solution To Desperate Time Keeping Workers On Farm
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 6:14 am | Federated Farmers
Sighs of relief all round at Federated Farmers after the announcement of a clear and achievable residency process for international workers and their families. "I am delighted. This gives 9000 of the workers who have stayed on to help run our farms ... More >>
Feds Gives Thumbs Up For Cross-border And Jab Efforts
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 11:49 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is giving a shout out to government agencies handling the movement of essential workers across alert level boundaries, and to those DHBs and medical centres reaching out to rural people over COVID vaccinations. "With Auckland ... More >>
Feds: Regional Responsibility And Freedom Camping Bills Deserve Debate
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 11:38 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is urging Parliament to send Members' Bills from MPs Mark Cameron and Maureen Pugh to select committee for debate. "The two bills, drawn from the ballot and due to come before the House today, address issues important to many ... More >>
Boosting Local Road Funding Heads In The Right Direction, Feds Says
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 4:33 pm | Federated Farmers
News that the government has shifted funding for local road maintenance back up a gear is heartening for rural families dismayed by potholed access and dilapidated bridges, Federated Farmers says. "What we need now is for district councils ... More >>
Farmers Urged To Enable Staff To Get Vaccinations
Monday, 6 September 2021, 4:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers should do all they can to enable and encourage their staff to get their COVID vaccinations, Federated Farmers employment spokesperson Chris Lewis says. "I know dairy farms are flat tack with calving and workforce shortages have never been ... More >>
We need to step up water resilience resourcing
Monday, 6 September 2021, 10:38 am | Federated Farmers
News that development work on the Wakamoekau Community Water Storage Scheme has been halted should be deeply troubling to every resident of the Wairarapa, the region’s Federated Farmers President David Hayes says. More >>
Feds Disappointed With Deadline Extension Refusal
Friday, 27 August 2021, 7:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is extremely disappointed with Otago Regional Council’s outright rejection of a multi-party request for a two week extension for all submitters on the Council’s Regional Policy Statement (RPS) review in light of the Covid lockdown. ... More >>
Feds: Pragmatism finally prevails on winter grazing
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 3:32 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers will breathe a considerable sigh of relief over news the government has accepted most of the Southland Advisory Group’s winter grazing recommendations, and will now consult on proposed revised rules. More >>
Feds: Fix, don’t smash, the RMA
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 2:26 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is urging the Government not to try and push through a radical reform of the Resource Management Act during the current pandemic. More >>
Let’s not kill five more people on farm this spring
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 11:00 am | Federated Farmers
Last year’s spring saw a spike in fatalities on farm and Federated Farmers is asking its members not to let history repeat this year. More >>
Feds backs the butcher, the baker, and the greengrocer
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 9:47 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says the government needs to reconsider and let small business fresh food sellers stay open under level 4. More >>
Feds Wants Overseer Fixed Despite Scathing Report
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 4:59 pm | Federated Farmers
The foundations of New Zealand’s farm environment management system have been rocked to the core by the release of today’s report into the effectiveness of farm nutrient modelling system Overseer. Federated Farmers has been fighting against the ... More >>
Feds’ Worst Fears Realised On Drinking Water Reforms
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 3:29 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is profoundly disappointed to see the Water Services Bill reported back to the Parliament with the definition of a "water supplier" unchanged. "The government has now signed itself up for the enormous task of tracking down ... More >>
Cutting Red Tape Will Help Farmers In The Emissions Reduction Race
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 1:03 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s farmers are already well into the emissions reduction journey. Science, innovation and unblocking regulatory bottlenecks by government is needed to hasten progress, Federated Farmers President and climate change spokesperson Andrew Hoggard ... More >>
Farmer Confidence Holds But Workforce Concerns Deepen
Monday, 9 August 2021, 9:06 am | Federated Farmers
The latest Federated Farmers Farm Confidence Survey shows positiveness around economic conditions but deepening concern about the ability to plug workforce gaps. The survey, carried out by Research First in early July and drawing responses from 1,422 farmers, ... More >>
Competition Concerns Spook Bread Wheat Growers
Friday, 6 August 2021, 9:12 am | Federated Farmers
Uncertainty over restrictive new buying practices and competition from the feed wheat industry has seen the nation’s arable growers cut back on sowing milling wheat - the wheat used for bread. "It’s worrying that buying practices we ... More >>
Feds Heartened By QEII Funding Boost
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:13 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is relieved to see the government put more money towards the Queen Elizabeth II Trust, to help landowner endeavours to protect and enhance areas of special native biodiversity on privately owned land. Conservation Minister Kiri Allan ... More >>
New Drive For Strong Wool Profitability Gaining Impetus, Feds Says
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 10:18 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s wool industry is entering an exciting new era of collaboration, innovation and consumer-focus to deliver game changing profitability to farmers, William Beetham says. "We’re really pleased to see industry players work together ... More >>
Government Hearing Farmers On Dairy Immigration Concerns
Friday, 16 July 2021, 9:00 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased that the Government has recognised the need to extend the Essential Skills visa for the valuable migrant staff working in our dairy sector. The Government is increasing the duration of 12-month Essential Skills visas and ... More >>
