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Farms Are Not Museum Pieces
Friday, 15 October 1999, 4:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers said today that Labour's environmental policy does little to help farmers achieve good environmental results. Federated Farmers President and environment spokesperson Alistair Polson said that, while the overall policy had several good ... More >>
DFNZ Welcomes WTO Ruling On Canadian Dairy Export
Friday, 15 October 1999, 1:52 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand welcomed news from the World Trade Organisation that Canada's dairy export subsidy scheme has been ruled illegal under the WTO agreement on agriculture. More >>
NZ Farmers Not Responsible For Bread Price Rises
Thursday, 7 October 1999, 6:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Quality Bakers' recently announced five cents per loaf of bread price increase can not be attributed to farmers, Federated Farmers Grains Council of New Zealand said today. More >>
New Animal Welfare Bill Step Forward For NZ
Thursday, 7 October 1999, 6:42 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is hailing the Animal Welfare Act passed in Parliament today as a step forward for New Zealand and the agriculture industry. More >>
Personal Property Securities Act Good For Rural NZ
Wednesday, 6 October 1999, 10:45 pm | Federated Farmers
The passing tonight of the Personal Property Securities Act is good news for all farmers and growers, and will alter the face of the processing industry and commercial practices across New Zealand. More >>
Nuffield Farming Scholarships Awarded
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 2:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Two dairy farmers keen to study international issues that impact on the New Zealand agricultural sector have been awarded Nuffield Farming Scholarships for 2000. More >>
Wool Board 1999 Results Unsatisfactory
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 6:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers' Meat and Wool Section is disappointed that the Wool Board has again experienced a budget over-run. More >>
IBAC Advice To Delay Concerns Farmers
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 6:31 pm | Federated Farmers
"The Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council's advice to Government that the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) hold off consideration of any releases of genetically modified plants is concerning," Federated Farmers President ... More >>
Kiwi/Northland Merger Supported
Saturday, 18 September 1999, 11:26 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen supported of the announcement today by the Directors of the Kiwi Co-op and Northland Dairy companies that they had agreed on merger details. More >>
Feds Southland - Wool Board Questionaire Results
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 5:08 pm | Federated Farmers
This survey was initiated due to the growing dissatisfaction among wool growers with the price of wool and as Federated Farmers Wool Spokesperson, Ian Smith tried to encourage the board to get these questionaires filled out at the recent Wool Board ... More >>
Fed Farmers Southland Wool Questionnairre
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 5:06 pm | Federated Farmers
This survey was initiated due to the growing dissatisfaction among wool growers with the price of wool and as Federated Farmers Wool Spokesperson, Ian Smith tried to encourage the board to get these questionaires filled out at the recent Wool Board ... More >>
GE Wheat Trial To Be Closely Watched
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 3:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Neil Barton, Chairman of the Grains Council of Federated Farmers, said today that an application to test wheat genetically modified to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup would be closely considered by the Grains Council and its members. More >>
Tariffs Take Biggest Slice Of Dairy Profits
Friday, 10 September 1999, 5:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Every New Zealand dairy farmer paid more in tariffs last year than the net income he or she earned, Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen noted today. More >>
Driver Licensing Changes Positive For Rural People
Thursday, 9 September 1999, 2:08 pm | Federated Farmers
Changes to the driver licensing rules announced by the Government are welcomed by Federated Farmers. More >>
Successful Far Referendum Good For Growers
Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 6:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Neil Barton, Chairman of the Grains Council of Federated Farmers of New Zealand, said today that the success of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) referendum is good news for arable farmers. More >>
Alliance Tariff Policy a Burden on Productive
Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 6:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has harshly criticised the Alliance's policy of putting a five percent tariff on all imports, excluding those from Australia. More >>
New Dairy Act Only First Step
Saturday, 4 September 1999, 6:32 pm | Federated Farmers
"The passing of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act was a critical first step in the process of improving the performance of the New Zealand dairy industry," said Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen. More >>
The Canterbury (NZ) Malting Company Restructures
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 5:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Neil Barton, Chairman of the Grains Council of Federated Farmers of New Zealand, said today that Canterbury barley growers will miss the Canterbury Malting Company plant at Heathcote. The closure was announced on Tuesday. More >>
Storey Dumping A Signal To Rest Of Industry
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 6:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Mr Storey was defeated in a NZ Dairy Group ward election yesterday by high profile and popular farmer Jim van der Poel. More >>
Dairy Restructuring Bill Still Fails Sharemilkers
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
The Sharemilkers' Subsection of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand believes that the Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill tabled in Parliament today does not go far enough to address Sharemilkers' concerns. More >>
