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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 >>
Farmers Must Be Vigilant Against Organised Crime
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 5:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Police Commissioner Rob Robinson told the Federated Farmers National Council meeting in Wellington that rural communities and families need to be vigilant against organised crime gaining a foothold in rural areas. More >>
Hurunui Case Not Just A Lack Of Communication
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the Environment Minister, Hon Marian Hobbs is wrong when she describes the conflict between farmers and Hurunui District Council, "as one of conflicting values that the community has to get to grips with." More >>
Feds Signal Importance Of Super Fund Debate
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:29 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Vice President Tom Lambie gave the keynote address to the federation's 2000 National Council. More >>
Feds Calls For Independent Review Of Biosecurity
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers National Council today called for an urgent and immediate independent review of New Zealand's biosecurity following the announcement of substandard performance uncovered by internal audits. More >>
DFNZ Report To FFNZ National Council
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 6:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen told Federated Farmers National Council meeting today that dairy industry restructuring remains the stand-out issue for dairy farmers. More >>
E-Commerce Pointless For Rural Small Businesses
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 10:12 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Telecommunications spokesperson Tom Lambie said the call by the Information Minister, Hon Paul Swain, for small businesses to study up on e-commerce was ignoring the sad reality of rural telecommunications. More >>
Biosecurity Failures Must Be Halted: Fed Farmers
Monday, 13 November 2000, 2:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Acting President Tom Lambie today called on the Government to ensure that its biosecurity agencies have both adequate funding and tightened management procedures. This follows exposure of the Quarantine Service management's failure ... More >>
Dairy Farmers Urge Holding Off On Peak Rights
Monday, 13 November 2000, 8:41 am | Federated Farmers
A meeting of the Dairy Farmers of New Zealand's Rotorua/Taupo Section has passed a resolution urging all dairy farmers not to support New Zealand Dairy Group's Peak Rights or Kiwi's Co-operative Dairies Ltd's Capital Notes proposals until there is ... More >>
Federation Investigates Rural Fuel Rip-Offs
Friday, 10 November 2000, 1:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is asking its members to check if fuel retailers are overcharging them following massive fuel price rises and falls. The federation is investigating via its members if fuel retailers are using the volatility of fuel prices to rip ... More >>
Sharemilkers To Continue Contest
Monday, 6 November 2000, 11:22 am | Federated Farmers
"Disappointed but understanding," is how the Chairman of the Sharemilkers' Section, Conall Buchanan, described sharemilkers' reaction to the Bank of New Zealand's withdrawal from national sponsorship of the Sharemilker of the Year contest. More >>
Sponsorship Change Was Inevitable
Monday, 6 November 2000, 11:21 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen said that it was inevitable that the Bank of New Zealand would wish to wind back its sponsorship of the Sharemilker of the Year competition. More >>
NZ Meat And Fibre Producers Council Meeting
Friday, 3 November 2000, 1:14 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers Chairman Chris Lester announced that the federation's New Zealand Meat and Fibre Producers Council meeting is being held in Wellington on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 November. More >>
Federated Farmers Backs Better Apprenticeship
Friday, 3 November 2000, 10:34 am | Federated Farmers
Education spokesperson Roger Barton presented Federated Farmers' submission on the Apprenticeship Training Bill to the Education and Science Select Committee today. More >>
NZDG To Vote On Sharemilkers Owning Shares
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 4:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Sharemilkers' Section Chairman Conall Buchanan said today that he is extremely encouraged by news that NZ Dairy Group will put sharemilker shareholding to the vote at a special suppliers' meeting on 15 December. More >>
Federated Farmers Leaders In Canada
Friday, 6 October 2000, 5:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President Alistair Polson and Chief Executive Tony St. Clair travel to Banff (Alberta, Canada) to take part in the 4th Cairns Group Farm Leaders Meeting being held in parallel with the Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting. More >>
Farmers Should Not Pay For Asure Nz's Action
Friday, 6 October 2000, 1:37 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers wants the Government, not farmers, to foot the bill for any legal action or compensation resulting from Asure NZ's treatment of its staff. More >>
FFNZ Calls For Rural Telecommunication Taskforce
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 3:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Telecommunications spokesperson Tom Lambie said today that the federation wanted a Rural Telecommunication Taskforce to be set up as quickly as possible. More >>
Electricity Review Leaves Rural NZ Out In Cold
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 3:40 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Vice President and energy spokesman Tom Lambie said today that the Government's plans for the electricity industry would do very little for rural New Zealanders, and asks more questions than it answers. More >>
