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Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 161]

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 >>