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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 >>

Interim Biosecurity Package Earns Congratulations

Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 6:18 pm | Federated Farmers

The Minister for the Environment, Hon Marian Hobbs, should be congratulated for recognising that the level of protection is lagging behind the growth in trade and travel risks, and pushing through the new biosecurity package. More >>

Greens Deliberately Misrepresent Federated Farmers

Monday, 27 November 2000, 10:38 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers President Alistair Polson said today that the Green Party were deliberately misrepresenting the federation's policy on genetic modification. More >>

Top Australian Cotton Farmer Gives GM Evidence

Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 6:36 pm | Federated Farmers

Chairman of the Australian Cotton Industry Council, Peter Corish, outlined his own personal, and the Australian cotton industry's, experience of using Bt cotton, named Ingard cotton, over the past four seasons. More >>

Organic Farmer Appears Before Royal Commission

Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 6:35 pm | Federated Farmers

Organic dairy farmer and Federated Farmers Vice President Tom Lambie today told the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification that as an organic farmer he did not consider GM technology a threat to his organic production. More >>

Federated Farmers Testifies To GM Royal Commission

Wednesday, 22 November 2000, 6:31 pm | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers gave its testimony to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification today, pushing for New Zealand's agricultural sector to be allowed to use GM techniques on a case by case basis, under a thorough and meticulous safety system. More >>