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Federated Farmers - Latest News [Page 185]

Opposition Struggles With Priorities

Tuesday, 13 February 2001, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers members will be sadly disillusioned to see that the opposition has continued to allocate agriculture below the halfway point in its shadow portfolio rankings. More >>

Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Council Meeting

Monday, 12 February 2001, 3:15 pm | Federated Farmers

Dairy Farmers of New Zealand, an industry group of Federated Farmers invites all media representatives to attend the 2001 Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Council Meeting. The meeting which is being held at Flock House, Bulls commences at 3.00 pm on 13 ... More >>

Fed. Farmers say Laila Harre missing the point

Thursday, 8 February 2001, 1:19 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers' Vice President Tom Lambie considers that the Prime Minister and Minister of Labour through their tacit approval of Associate Labour Minister Laila Harre's visiting the picketing waterfront workers in Nelson, are missing the point ... More >>

Vet Strike May Halt Livestock Procurement

Thursday, 1 February 2001, 9:32 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers NZ Meat and Fibre Producers Chairman Chris Lester warned farmers today that strike action by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Verification Authority (VA) veterinarians was likely to disrupt saleyard and meat company livestock ... More >>

Farmers Can't Afford Gold Plated Government Vets

Wednesday, 31 January 2001, 9:00 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers NZ Meat and Fibre Producers Chairman Chris Lester has says that the demands of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Verification Authority veterinarians are unreasonable. More >>

MAF Vets Urged To Go Back To Mediation

Friday, 26 January 2001, 5:00 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers NZ Meat and Fibre Producers Chairman Chris Lester is urging Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Verification Authority (MAF VA) veterinarians to delay strike action and return to the table for further mediation. "I would urge MAF ... More >>

Cook Strait Bottleneck Threatens Rural Economy

Tuesday, 16 January 2001, 2:54 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers Vice President and Transport Spokesman Tom Lambie today voiced concerns that the current shortage of space on ships across the Cook Strait will threaten the economic growth of the rural sector and the New Zealand's economy. More >>

Government's Bio-What? Response A Mixed Bag

Friday, 22 December 2000, 9:15 am | Federated Farmers

The Government's response to the Final Report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on 'Biodiversity on Private Land', released today is long on words, but short on details, according to Federated Farmers President Alistair Polson. More >>

Environmental Legal Aid

Thursday, 21 December 2000, 4:15 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers will be looking for the Government to be even-handed in allocating its just announced Environmental Legal Aid package. More >>

Federated Farmers - Telecommunication Inquiry

Thursday, 21 December 2000, 10:12 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers' Telecommunications spokesperson, Vice President Tom Lambie, has welcomed many elements of the Government's Telecommunications reforms, but said that he was greatly concerned about some glaring gaps. More >>

Sharemilkers Encouraged To Enter Competition

Wednesday, 20 December 2000, 1:46 pm | Federated Farmers

The Sharemilker of the Year Organising Committee Chairman, Greg Maughan, today reminded sharemilkers that entries are now open for this year's competition and urged sharemilkers to enter the prestigious contest. More >>

Fight Not Over Says Sharemilking Leader

Monday, 18 December 2000, 4:56 pm | Federated Farmers

"Disappointed but not deterred," was Sharemilkers' Section Chairman Conall Buchanan's, response to Friday's news that a motion to allow for Sharemilker Shareholding in New Zealand Dairy Group did not gain enough support from suppliers to be carried. More >>

Price Increases For Grain Farmers

Monday, 11 December 2000, 10:52 am | Federated Farmers

Grain farmers are calling for more realistic prices for cereals produced in the coming season, according Neil Barton, Chair of the Federated Farmers Grains Council. More >>

Return The $200 Million

Monday, 11 December 2000, 10:50 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is asking the Minister of Finance to order the Inland Revenue Department and ACC to restore up to $200 million in wrongly charged ACC levies. More >>

Sharemilker Shareholding - Another Step

Thursday, 7 December 2000, 4:38 pm | Federated Farmers

National Sharemilkers' Section Chairperson Conall Buchanan today urged New Zealand Dairy Group suppliers to endorse sharemilker shareholding at a mid-December suppliers' meeting. More >>

Strong Support Shown For Sharemilker Competition

Monday, 4 December 2000, 8:44 am | Federated Farmers

The Chairman of the Sharemilkers' Section said that he is impressed by the level of support the national component of the Sharemilker of the Year competition has received from regional convenors and national sponsors. More >>

Pipfruit Growers To Protest In Wellington

Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 12:41 am | Federated Farmers

On Wednesday 6 December, busloads of desperate Hawke's Bay pipfruit growers will bring to Parliament their call for urgent changes to the apple and pear industry Regulations. They will be joined by growers from Gisborne, Waikato, Wairarapa, and ... More >>