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Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 177]

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 >>

Overseas Visitors Beware

Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 10:42 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Alistair Polson has urged all New Zealanders to be especially vigilant about biosecurity with the influx of overseas visitors over the Christmas period. More >>

FFNZ Sells Agriculture House

Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 4:15 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Alistair Polson today announced the sale of Agriculture House; the Federation's Wellington headquarters. More >>

School Holidays Put Added Pressure On Farm Safety

Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 2:21 pm | Federated Farmers

Farms can be fun places for kids to spend their holidays but we must never forget they are primarily a workplace. Aware of the dangers, farmers develop safe work practices to minimise the risk. But to the uninitiated, the attractions of the farm can be ... More >>

Feds Welcome Waikato Calf Rearers Court Victory

Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 12:55 am | Federated Farmers

Waikato Federated Farmers' President John Vincent has hailed an Environment Court decision that calf rearing is contained within the definition of ‘farming’ and therefore a permitted activity under the Waikato District Plan as a victory for common sense. More >>

FFNZ: Minister Poorly Advised By ACC

Thursday, 6 December 2001, 3:44 pm | Federated Farmers

The self-employed are not to blame for ACC’s proposal to increase their premium rates, says Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc) President Alistair Polson. More >>

Government Continues To Play With Mirrors In ACC

Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 11:30 am | Federated Farmers

Rather than accept ACC recommendations in respect to premium rates for 2002/03, the Government is up to its old tricks of building in further margins says Federated Farmers of NZ (Inc) President Alistair Polson. More >>

Moratorium on Aquaculture Developments Disappoints

Friday, 30 November 2001, 3:19 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmer's National Board member and Auckland Provincial President Colin Bull is disappointed by the Government's decision to impose a two-year moratorium on the granting of resource consents for new aquaculture developments. More >>

Foot Mouth Disease Comments Unfortunate

Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 6:04 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers' President Alistair Polson has labelled comments made at the Ministry of Economic Development conference today that a disaster like Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease can be a stimulus for economic development as unfortunate. More >>

Feds Question benefit of Frontal Impact Standards

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 5:58 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) Vice President Tom Lambie has urged the Government to delay the introduction of the proposed new frontal impact standards on motor vehicles pending further analysis of the costs and benefits and following a further round ... More >>

Certainty Sought In Climate Change Policy

Friday, 23 November 2001, 11:30 am | Federated Farmers

The National Council meeting of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) has reached a clear decision that the Government should not ratify the Kyoto Protocol until New Zealand's preferred policy options have been finalised to ensure a robust analysis ... More >>