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Lifting GM Moratorium Keeps Options Open
Monday, 11 August 2003, 5:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Lifting the Moratorium on the Commercial Release of GM will keep options open for New Zealand farmers to compete in a highly subsidised international market place, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Grains Council Chairman Hugh Ritchie. More >>
Auckland Federated Farmers F.A.R.T Rally
Monday, 11 August 2003, 4:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers in the Auckland Region will add their support to nation-wide opposition to the Government's proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research Tax by holding a protest convoy departing from Wellsford on Monday 18 August and finishing in Pokeno on Wednesday ... More >>
Farmers Rally to Fight Against Ridiculous Taxes
Friday, 8 August 2003, 3:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Waikato Federated Farmers are holding a rally on Friday 22nd August to protest against the Government's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research Tax. More >>
Dairy Farmers Encouraged to have Say on Meat Levy
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 11:46 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers are encouraged to have a say on the future of the meat levy they currently pay on cull cows, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chair Kevin Wooding. More >>
FFNZ: Farmers Have Your Say!
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 11:46 am | Federated Farmers
It is vital that all farmers have a say in the future of their industry by voting in the Meat New Zealand and SheepCo referendum, according to New Zealand Meat and Fibre Chair Ian Corney and Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chair Kevin Wooding. More >>
Holidays Bill Removes Flexibility
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 12:44 am | Federated Farmers
The Holidays (Four Weeks Annual Leave) Bill will significantly reduce the ability of employees to enter into employment agreements which best reflect their unique needs and circumstances, says Federated Farmers Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Think Big - Regenerated?
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 4:41 pm | Federated Farmers
The Government's premature decision to invest in a reserve electricity generation plant on Contact Energy's Whirinaki site smacks of 'Think Big', says Federated Farmers National Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Expect more of the same from Local Government
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 11:00 am | Federated Farmers
The controversy over the Auckland Regional Council rates rises reflects growing problems with the structure and spending of New Zealand local authorities, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Farmers Concerned at Minister's Prison Tactics
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 11:00 am | Federated Farmers
North Waikato Federated Farmers is urging the Minister of Corrections and his representatives to turn their minds to addressing the adverse effects that the proposed South Auckland prison will have on the local community, rather than trying to bulldoze their proposal ... More >>
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 >>
