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There is Life after Subsidies
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 4:00 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand's experience shows that it is possible for farmers to move from a highly distorted regime through a massive adjustment process and prosper. More >>
FFNZ Welcomes Wool Bill Abolition
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 3:59 pm | Federated Farmers
The Wool Bill is a satisfying culmination of the Federation's long term involvement in producer board reform, says Peter Chamberlain, Vice Chairman of New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers. More >>
Redundancy Bill puts employees at risks
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 2:01 pm | Federated Farmers
The Status of Redundancy Payments Bill risks adversely affecting those that the Bill seeks to protect and should not proceed. More >>
New Sharemilkers Chair
Tuesday, 6 May 2003, 2:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Joy Thomas was elected chairman of the Sharemilkers Section of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) at their Annual General Meeting last week. More >>
Government Transport Policies Will Fail NZ
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 12:29 am | Federated Farmers
More trains, bicycles cycles and sneakers are not the answer to transport problems facing New Zealand. More >>
Beekeepers Urged to Return Sticky Boards
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 3:45 pm | Federated Farmers
Beekeepers are urged to return their sticky board to the Varroa Programme Group by 12 May. More >>
Government's RMA Amendment Bill Process Farcical
Monday, 28 April 2003, 2:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Government has left farmers with no choice but to air its concerns on the Resource Management Act Amendment Bill at an unofficial public hearing today. More >>
Sharemilkers Section AGM
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 5:12 pm | Federated Farmers
The Annual General Meeting of the Sharemilkers Section of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc.) will be held at the Mercure Hotel Windsor, Auckland on Friday 2 May. More >>
Leyland Solution Damaging for the Economy
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 4:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) is alarmed the Government is still considering the Leyland approach as an option for fixing the electricity sector. More >>
Referendum essential on Supreme Court Bill
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 12:32 am | Federated Farmers
The Government's proposal to establish a Supreme Court of New Zealand and abolish appeals to the Privy Council is one that should not be taken lightly, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President, Tom Lambie. More >>
GMReports Reinforce Need to Preserve Opportunities
Monday, 21 April 2003, 10:56 am | Federated Farmers
Reports on the impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms released by the Government today reinforce the need to preserve opportunities, says Federated Farmers National Board member Neil Barton. More >>
Farmers allowed on the Road over Easter
Thursday, 17 April 2003, 9:58 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) has successfully obtained an exemption for its financial members to operate large agricultural machinery on the road over the Easter holiday period and on ANZAC day. More >>
Holidays Potentially Deadly for Kids on Farms
Thursday, 17 April 2003, 12:15 am | Federated Farmers
Farms are great places to spend the school holidays but they are primarily a place of work, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Greenhouse Mechanisms Doomed to Fail New Zealand
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 10:26 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are seeking assurances that processors of agricultural produce will not be excluded from the Government's Climate Change mechanism, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) National Board member Neil Barton. More >>
Farmer Goodwill Meets Needs of Recreation Users
Monday, 14 April 2003, 2:45 pm | Federated Farmers
There is little evidence that there is a problem with current land access provisions with over 40% of New Zealand readily available for public access and recreation. More >>
Walkers Threaten Biosecurity
Friday, 11 April 2003, 5:10 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand's focus on biosecurity must be broader than protecting our borders, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Tom Lambie. More >>
Small Rural Schools in Danger
Friday, 11 April 2003, 4:59 pm | Federated Farmers
It is concerning that the Minister of Education is targeting rural schools for closure on the basis of their size, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President and education spokesman Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Award Winning Manager Aims For Finest Milk
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 9:34 am | Federated Farmers
The winner of Northland's Fonterra Westpac Dairy Excellence Farm Manager Award aims to produce 1000kg per hectare of finest quality milksolids from healthy cows on an all grass farming system. More >>
Goal-Setting Pays Off For Patons
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 9:33 am | Federated Farmers
Northland has provided the first finalist in the 2003 Fonterra Westpac Dairy Excellence Awards, with Whangarei dairy farmers Bruce and Julie Paton winning the region's competition. More >>
New Meat & Fibre Producers Chair
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 3:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Ian Corney was been elected Chairman of the New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers (NZMFP) Council at their Conference / AGM in Wellington yesterday. More >>
