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Farmer Commitment to Reducing Accidents

Monday, 28 July 2003, 9:30 am | Federated Farmers

The 6,000 farmers who have attended FarmSafe courses are indicative of the rural sector's commitment to reducing on farm accidents, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>

Farmers Fighting Fund Backs F.A.R.T Campiagn

Monday, 28 July 2003, 8:26 am | Federated Farmers

The Farmers Fighting Fund (FFF) has joined the campaign against the Government's proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research Tax. More >>

Tatua Shining Light of the Dairy Industry

Thursday, 24 July 2003, 9:18 am | Federated Farmers

"Tatua's payout of $5.60 per kilogram of milksolids is a shining example of the benefits of a low cost structure and high value niche market products, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chair Kevin Wooding. More >>

Dairy Farmers' Margins Increasingly Squeezed

Thursday, 24 July 2003, 9:17 am | Federated Farmers

Fonterra's final payout of $3.63 per kilogram milk solids is an unsatisfactory level of income for dairy farmers, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Kevin Wooding. More >>

Federated Farmers to Appeal Prison Decision

Friday, 18 July 2003, 4:33 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) today announced that it had lodged an appeal with the Environment Court against the decision by the Minister of Corrections to designate a site in the Meremere / Te Kauwhata area for the South Auckland Men's ... More >>

Farmers Are Not Confused About Climate Change

Friday, 18 July 2003, 8:37 am | Federated Farmers

The Minister is wrong in suggesting that farmers accepted that they would have to pay for doubtful research to reduce agricultural emissions, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Tom Lambie. More >>

President’s Address to Federated Farmers

Thursday, 17 July 2003, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers

Tom Lambie - President’s Address to Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) 58th Annual Conference Mercure Auckland Hotel, 15 July 2003 More >>

Farmers Challenge Bad Policy

Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 11:51 am | Federated Farmers

This Government is failing to recognise the wealth that farmers create for all New Zealanders. More >>

Lethal Injection, Electric Chair or Firing Squad?

Thursday, 10 July 2003, 4:59 pm | Federated Farmers

How does the Government expect farmers to respond to an ultimatum to pay for Agricultural Emissions Research when the Government has hijacked all of the sink credits from trees planted on our land, asks Charlie Pedersen, Federated Farmers of New Zealand ... More >>

Happy to pay Generation Capacity - Yeah Right!

Wednesday, 9 July 2003, 10:31 am | Federated Farmers

Government proposed regulation which will result in generation capacity lying idle for 59 years out of 60 years just in case of another 'electricity crisis' has been shown to be flawed already, says Federated Farmers National Vice President Charlie ... More >>

Farmers welcome cover of Varroa Shortfall

Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 4:13 pm | Federated Farmers

The Minister of Biosecurity has agreed to work with South Island regional councils and MAF to overcome the shortfall in funding for surveillance while the Varroa Pest Management Strategy (PMS) is put into place, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand ... More >>

Farming Community Angry

Friday, 4 July 2003, 2:47 pm | Federated Farmers

Despite coinciding with other farming meetings and the atrocious weather, around 100 farmers turned out to hear more about the Government's proposed greenhouse gas emissions research tax today, says North Canterbury Federated Farmers President Pam ... More >>

Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc) National Conference

Friday, 4 July 2003, 1:19 pm | Federated Farmers

The Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) National Conference will be held on 15-16 July at the Mercure Auckland Hotel, 8 Customs Street, Auckland. More >>

Farmers Will Not Pay A Flatulence Tax

Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 2:53 pm | Federated Farmers

Farmers have made it loud and clear that they will not pay a Kyoto tax, says Taranaki Federated Farmer's Senior Vice President Bryan Hocken More >>

Farmers take Cautious Look at Immigration Changes

Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 2:51 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers will be looking carefully at the changes to the immigration laws announced yesterday, says Charlie Pedersen, Vice-President, Federated Farmers of New Zealand More >>

Maintenance of Varroa Movement Control Line

Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:32 pm | Federated Farmers

Today's advice from MAF that the Controlled Area Notice notifying the Varroa movement control line is still in place even though the government's transitional varroa management programme may have ended yesterday, is very reassuring says New Zealand Bee Industry ... More >>