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Government threatening Survival of Primary Sectors
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 5:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Confirmation by the Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change Hon Pete Hodgson that New Zealand intends to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in September 2002, has angered Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson. More >>
Sharemilkers: Keep National Database With LIC
Friday, 3 August 2001, 9:51 am | Federated Farmers
Sharemilkers have urged the Primary Production Select Committee to keep the national dairy herd testing database with Livestock Improvement Corporation. More >>
New President for Beekeepers
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 11:08 am | Federated Farmers
Don Bell was elected President of the National Beekeepers Association at their National Conference and AGM in Queenstown last week. More >>
FFNZ Call For End To Ad Hoc Policies On Emissions
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 11:02 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson has expressed concern at comments by the Hon Pete Hodgson earlier today that suggest the Government is now looking at production levies to address greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. More >>
Feds Support Opportunities For All NZ Farmers
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 10:57 am | Federated Farmers
Ian Ewen-Street's claims that the release of GM crops will threaten market opportunities for all New Zealand farmers are unconstructive and reflect the Green Party's bias, according to Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson. More >>
Farmers Urged To Conserve Electricity
Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 9:58 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President, Alistair Polson today encouraged all farmers to take heed of the urgent need to cut back electricity usage. More >>
Don't Get Caught Short This Winter
Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 12:43 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson has expressed concern at reports of feed shortages and the poor condition of stock in Marlborough, North Otago, South Canterbury and Mid Canterbury. More >>
'Preserving Opportunities' welcomed by Feds
Monday, 30 July 2001, 6:26 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson has welcomed the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification's recommendation to preserve opportunities and proceed selectively with appropriate care. More >>
Co-Ordinated Approach To Feed Supply Vital
Friday, 27 July 2001, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Representatives from Federated Farmers of New Zealand, stock firms, feed suppliers and MAF Quality New Zealand have met to discuss how the Canterbury Region would handle feed supplies in extreme weather conditions. More >>
Keep Dairying's Genetics Database In NZ
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 4:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand (DFNZ) believe the outputs of the Dairy Industry's genetics database are an industry good and should not be owned by the Livestock Improvement Corporation as proposed in the Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill. More >>
Climate Change Requires A Central Govt Approach
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 4:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Central government not local government must drive policy to meet New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions, Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson told the Local Government and Environment Committee on the Inquiry into the role of Local ... More >>
LGA Review Consultation Is A Sham!
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 3:05 pm | Federated Farmers
The Local Government Act Review consultation process has left the majority of rural ratepayers out in the cold according to Federated Farmers President, Alistair Polson. More >>
Good Employment Practice Seminars for Farmers
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 2:50 pm | Federated Farmers
Bruce Cottrill, Federated Farmer's industrial relations specialist is hosting a series of Good Employment Practice Seminars in Otago and Southland this week. More >>
Government Cavalier With New Zealand's Future
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 2:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is bitterly disappointed at claims that the New Zealand Government was first in line to support the compromise negotiation at COP6b in Bonn last night. More >>
Federated Farmers Of New Zealand Elections
Friday, 20 July 2001, 11:50 am | Federated Farmers
Colin Bull, Auckland Provincial President, and John Aspinall, South Island High Country Committee, were elected unopposed to the Federated Farmers of New Zealand National Board at the Federation's National Conference in Rotorua this week. More >>
Support For Strong Wools Evaporates
Friday, 20 July 2001, 9:57 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers at the North Island leg of Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre Producers' Forums have sent a clear message that they no longer support the Wool Board using reserve money as seed capital for a strong wool marketing company. More >>
Forget Ovita Say Farmers
Friday, 20 July 2001, 9:55 am | Federated Farmers
Last year, the McKinsey consultants suggested a commercial sheep genetic improvement company, Ovita, could speed productivity gains in the sheep industry. But they stressed that delays in establishment could be costly. Now almost a year after the release ... More >>
Federation working Positively with the Environment
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 3:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Alistair Polson, President of Federated Farmers New Zealand said today that recent comments made by both Forest and Bird and Fish and Game regarding the impact of dairying on the environment were both scurrilous and economically irresponsible. More >>
Make Hay While The Sun Shines
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 11:56 am | Federated Farmers
A realistic exchange rate, better growing conditions, and solid commodity prices have given this government a windfall gain. While economic conditions are buoyant, we must address some of the problems in our economy, Federated Farmers of New Zealand ... More >>
Feds Urged To Support WTO Round
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 12:30 am | Federated Farmers
Farming and Subsidies - Five Years on is the title of a book launched at the Federated Farmers of New Zealand (FFNZ) conference in Rotorua today. Former FFNZ President Brian Chamberlin, has written the document to compliment his 1996 book Farming and ... More >>
