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Feds committed to reducing emissions, not to joining the ETS
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 8:42 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased to be working with the government via the industry’s ‘He Waka Eke Noa’ commitment but continues to oppose agriculture entering the Emissions Trading Scheme, More >>
Government has missed the chance to take farmers with them
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 11:18 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s farmers will continue to work on their carbon emissions and water efficiencies on-farm, despite the government’s hugely unrealistic targets for methane. More >>
Awards help farmers put spotlight on environmental progress
Friday, 18 October 2019, 9:37 am | Federated Farmers
It’s never been more important for farmers to showcase to fellow New Zealanders the work they’re doing to lighten their environmental footprint, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Flawed policies will bite future growth
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 12:26 pm | Federated Farmers
Before giving thought to splurging funds from the surplus, Finance Minister Grant Robertson should check on the effects some of his colleagues’ policies are having on the economy, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Feds congratulates new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy
Monday, 7 October 2019, 9:16 am | Federated Farmers
Feds is delighted by the appointment of Tararua farmer Mel Poulton to the position of Special Agricultural Trade Envoy for New Zealand. More >>
Shared hubs a positive as rural satisfaction with banks slip
Monday, 30 September 2019, 8:33 pm | Federated Farmers
The trial of new shared banking hubs in four rural towns is a worthwhile initiative, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Feds: Extremely timely water report from Auditor-General
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 6:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates the Auditor-General’s office on its release today of its report Managing Freshwater Quality: Challenges and Opportunities. More >>
Feds calls for immediate release of independent peer review
Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 12:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is puzzled and frustrated over the failure of the Ministry for the Environment to immediately release the peer review of Essential Freshwater nutrient band technical reports. More >>
Firearms proposals slightly off target - Feds
Friday, 13 September 2019, 2:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers agrees with most of the steps by government to protect people from illegal or irresponsible firearms use. But concerns about pest control and the effectiveness of a register remain. More >>
NAIT simply must work, says Federated Farmers
Friday, 13 September 2019, 10:25 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers presented to the Primary Production Select Committee on the proposed changes to NAIT legislation. More >>
Concerns about speed of the freshwater consultation process
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 4:07 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is asking nicely - please can the Government immediately extend the timeframe of the Essential Freshwater consultation so we can find a pathway forward that provides for both the health of the water, the health of people and the health ... More >>
Freshwater proposals throw farming under the tractor
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 11:33 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers estimates large parts of rural New Zealand will have to abandon their reliance on the pastoral sector based on the freshwater proposals released today. More >>
Feds pleased Water Conservation Order declined
Monday, 2 September 2019, 2:03 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased an application for a Water Conservation Order has been declined for the lower catchment of Hawke’s Bay Ngaruroro River. More >>
Taking the bad with the good in dairy industry report
Monday, 2 September 2019, 11:49 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates the dairy industry on another robust environmental report, which shows there are some good things to celebrate and some things that need further work. More >>
Mediation a useful tool as financial pressure intensifies
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 1:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers expects financial pressures on farmers are likely to intensify, and mandatory debt mediation will be an important tool in the years ahead. More >>
Pick up the pace on genetic technologies discussion
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 2:09 pm | Federated Farmers
The steady progress AgResearch is making on field trials of environment-friendly GM ryegrass in the United States serves as a hurry up for New Zealand to get on with a mature national conversation about genetic modification, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Cost should not shut borrower out of mediation
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 4:07 pm | Federated Farmers
The Sharemilkers Section of Federated Farmers strongly supports the Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2) but would like to see changes to ensure a borrower isn’t shut out of the process because they can’t afford it. More >>
Independent policy costings a great step forward - Feds
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 9:06 am | Federated Farmers
Confirmation that the government will be progressing an independent Parliamentary Budget Office is great news for democracy and transparency, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Powering up well-beings could power up costs
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 8:53 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned the call on councils to "power up" the four well-beings re-introduced into local government legislation will pile on more costs for ratepayers. More >>
Feds’ message to the government on water quality
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 4:33 pm | Federated Farmers
A ‘one size fits all’, inflexible and punitive regulatory regime for water quality just gets backs - and costs - up and most importantly will not work, Federated Farmers says. More >>
