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Crop Vandalism Should Not Be Tolerated
Monday, 22 December 2003, 4:04 pm | Federated Farmers
Any attempts or threats to destroy a field trial of genetically-modified onions must be met with the full force of the law, says Hugh Ritchie, a National Board member of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Government Rakes In Cash As Exporters Suffer
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 4:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Enormous surpluses forecast in the December Economic and Fiscal Update (DEFU) highlight the urgent need to cut the amount of cash harvested from New Zealand wealth creators such as farmers, said Tom Lambie, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
DoC Should Stick to its Knitting
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 4:25 pm | Federated Farmers
It is far from reassuring that the Department of Conservation (DoC) will take over responsibility for Molesworth Station when the Landcorp lease expires in 2005, says John Aspinall, National Board member of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Foreshore Plans Disappoint
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 8:45 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) has serious concerns about the government's foreshore and seabed framework, said Tom Lambie, President of the Federation. More >>
Farmers Praise Road Toll Package
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 8:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) congratulates the government for listening to New Zealanders, especially rural people, and rejecting the Minister of Transport's back door plan to reduce the drink-driving blood-alcohol limit. More >>
Wide Vehicle Ban Reminder
Monday, 15 December 2003, 1:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) reminds farmers to seek certification if operating wide vehicles on roads over the Christmas and New Year period. More >>
And One Makes Twenty
Friday, 12 December 2003, 1:14 pm | Federated Farmers
An extra 5.6 cents a litre petrol tax is another sorry example of the government's obsession with finding new ways to harvest cash, said Charlie Pedersen, Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Stop Daydreaming, Forest & Bird
Friday, 12 December 2003, 10:13 am | Federated Farmers
Wild inaccuracies raise questions about the Royal Forest and Bird Society's credibility, says Donald Aubrey, Vice Chairman of the South Island High Country Section of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Farmers - Government Meeting Constructive
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 3:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers had a constructive meeting with Government ministers over the foreshore and seabed issue, said Tom Lambie, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Positive Sign For Fonterra
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 10:58 am | Federated Farmers
An increase in the estimated Fair Value Share (FVS) price for next season is a positive indicator of the progress of Fonterra Co-operative Group, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ) Chairman Kevin Wooding. More >>
2003 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Winner
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 5:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Andrew Watters is a dairy farmer, and partner in Agricultural Investments Ltd. Mr Watters will investigate "Innovation Management". More >>
Maori Given Preferential Treatment
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 11:47 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers are being shut out from consultation on government plans for the foreshore and seabed, said Tom Lambie, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Good News for Fonterra Suppliers
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 12:22 am | Federated Farmers
Fonterra suppliers should be relieved to hear news of a higher payout, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Kevin Wooding. More >>
Fonterra Suppliers Expect Better Bottom Line
Monday, 8 December 2003, 10:15 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers expect that Fonterra's decision to transfer its consumer products business to Auckland will cut costs and improve its bottom line, said Kevin Wooding, Chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ). More >>
NZ Dollar Bites Beef And Sheep Farmers
Monday, 8 December 2003, 9:59 am | Federated Farmers
Sheep and beef farmers need urgent relief from the impact of a soaring New Zealand dollar, not more taxes and higher input costs, said Ian Corney, Chairman of the New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers' (NZMFP) Council. More >>
Hold Fire On 'Right-to-Roam' Plans
Friday, 5 December 2003, 9:53 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) says that recommendations of the Land Access Ministerial Reference Group should temporarily be put on hold. More >>
Facts, Not Fairy Stories, Please
Friday, 5 December 2003, 12:29 am | Federated Farmers
If the Royal Forest and Bird Society wishes to be regarded as an organisation genuinely interested in the tenure review process, then it should get its basic facts right, says John Davis, Chairman, South Island High Country Committee of Federated Farmers ... More >>
Good and Bad in Employment Bill
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 6:54 pm | Federated Farmers
At first glance there is good and bad for farmers in the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill, said Charlie Pedersen, Vice President, Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Forest & Bird Tests Its Credibility
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 6:49 pm | Federated Farmers
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society has put its credibility on the line in resorting to misinformation on the tenure review process, says John Davis, Chairman, South Island High Country Committee of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
Stop Ripping Off Motorists
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
It is time that the Government and fuel companies stop viewing motorists as captive cash cows, says Charlie Pedersen, Vice President, Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc). More >>
