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Young Farmers World Congress Trust Scholarships
Monday, 18 February 2002, 11:20 am | Federated Farmers
The Young Farmers World Congress Charitable Trust is calling for applications for scholarships from students studying agriculture or agriculturally related topics at Universities or Polytechnics. The Trust is awarding two (2) $1,500.00 University ... More >>
Minister's Blind Faith In Forest Sinks Futile
Friday, 15 February 2002, 10:27 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand's forest sink credits are not a panacea to the challenges that the Kyoto Protocol will present to New Zealand, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Alistair Polson. More >>
Moratorium On GM Risks R&D Investment
Friday, 15 February 2002, 10:17 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) has told the Select Committee considering the HSNO Amendment Bill that the proposed two year moratorium on applications for the commercial release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from containment ... More >>
New Insects Released To Control Hieracium
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 9:41 am | Federated Farmers
As a further step in the Hieracium Control Trust programme, two further insects are to be released into the field to control three hieracium species, a herbaceous weed invading much of the hill and high country of New Zealand. More >>
Farmers Angered By Suggested Petrol Tax
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 9:39 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) is angered by suggestions that the Government intends to impose an additional four cent per litre fuel tax on all New Zealanders to pay for Auckland's transport problems. More >>
Farmers Say Kyoto Analysis Not Enough
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 9:38 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc.) President Alistair Polson once again called for the Government to delay ratification following the release of the National Interest Analysis (NIA) on ratification of the Kyoto Protocol earlier today. More >>
FFNZ: Government Bucks World Trends
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 10:16 am | Federated Farmers
The Prime Minister's statement to Parliament today bucks international trends says Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson. More >>
Trans Tasman Farm Group Meeting
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 9:59 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand's National Board will be hosted at an inaugural return meeting by the Australian National Farmers Federation (NFF) in Brisbane on 25 February - 2 March. More >>
South Island Farmers Alarmed By Varroa Spread
Friday, 8 February 2002, 3:43 pm | Federated Farmers
South Island farmers are alarmed at the latest breach of the North Island varroa mite buffer zone, says Grains Council Chair Neil Barton. More >>
Kyoto Survey Results backed by Experience
Monday, 4 February 2002, 3:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Chief Executive Tony St Clair says the over whelming response to the Federation's climate change survey is backed by his meetings with farmers in Southern Hawkes Bay last week. More >>
96% Of Farmers Oppose Ratifying Kyoto Protocol
Friday, 1 February 2002, 11:23 am | Federated Farmers
With one in every three submissions coming from individual farmers on the Government’s climate change consultation paper late last year Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) was prompted to conduct a survey of some of its 17,000 members throughout New ... More >>
Advisory: Cuttle & Isaacs Limited (In Liquidation)
Tuesday, 29 January 2002, 3:07 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) is aware that a number of farmers in both the North and South Islands have been affected by the liquidation of the Ashburton-based livestock brokerage and auctioning company Cuttle & Isaacs Limited. More >>
Cuttle & Isaacs and Coromandel Meat Processors
Monday, 28 January 2002, 5:04 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Alistair Polson is urging farmers affected by the liquidation of Canterbury stock firm Cuttle and Isaacs Ltd and the sale of Coromandel Meat Processors Ltd, Thames, to register with the Federation. More >>
Feds Endorse Biosecurity Message
Monday, 28 January 2002, 10:22 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President Tom Lambie has applauded Biosecurity Minister Jim Sutton's message that New Zealanders should not become complacent about the risk of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in New Zealand. More >>
FFNZ Urge Government To Deter Eco-Terrorism
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 12:24 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President, Alistair Polson is urging police to bring the full force of the law down on the eco-terrorists who destroyed genetically modified potatoes in Crop and Food's contained laboratory for GM experiments at the ... More >>
New Animal Status Declaration Forms
Tuesday, 15 January 2002, 12:29 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ NZ Meat & Fibre Producers Chairman Murray Taggart is urging farmers to make sure they have the latest Animal Status Declaration form when sending stock to slaughter from 1 February 2002. More >>
Arable Farmers Search For Summer
Tuesday, 15 January 2002, 12:25 am | Federated Farmers
Canterbury arable farmers are beginning to feel the effects of the inclement weather that North Islanders have been experiencing since the beginning of spring says Neil Barton, Chairman of the Grains Council. More >>
Motorists Asked To Be Considerate Of Farmers
Wednesday, 19 December 2001, 2:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Neil Barton, Federated Farmers National Board member urges the motoring public, as they head out on their Christmas holidays, to be mindful of stock and large slow moving farm machinery on the country's roads. More >>
No Surprises in the DEFU
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 6:43 pm | Federated Farmers
A significant drop in forecast growth, lower than expected budget surpluses and higher government borrowing were largely predicted in the December Economic Fiscal Update (DEFU) released today, but are nevertheless concerning, says Federated Farmers President ... More >>
New Safety Guidelines For Farm Use Of ATVs
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 2:35 pm | Federated Farmers
Six people were killed last year in work related farm accidents involving farm quads (ATVs). Even more people, mainly children were killed in non-worked related ATV accidents on farms. More >>
