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Celebrate and collaborate, Feds President tells farmers
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 10:06 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers should be very wary of underplaying the progress and successes they’ve already made as food producers and custodians of the land, Katie Milne said in her President’s address to the Federated Farmers AGM yesterday. More >>
Colin Hurst named Arable Farmer of the Year
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 12:09 pm | Federated Farmers
His "immense contribution" to Federated Farmers, related industry bodies and across the nation’s arable sector saw Colin Hurst named Arable Farmer of the Year last night. More >>
Vet’s tenacity recognised with ‘Outstanding’ Award
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 10:03 am | Federated Farmers
The tenacity and professionalism of Dr Merlyn Hay, whose work led to the identification of Mycoplasma Bovis in New Zealand, saw her take out the Outstanding Contribution to the Primary Industries Award last night. More >>
So why are we only talking about farming?
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 3:57 pm | Federated Farmers
New data from Statistics New Zealand makes it clear every sector of our society, including families, need to lift their game on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Firearms buy-back event coming to your town
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 3:25 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased with the number and geographical spread of collection events for semi-automatic firearms prohibited under the new legislation. More >>
Buy-back scheme must work for rural firearms owners
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 12:57 pm | Federated Farmers
The firearms buy-back process for what are now prohibited semi-automatic firearms must work for rural firearms owners, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Farm debt mediation a useful tool - Feds
Monday, 17 June 2019, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the Government’s decision to proceed with a Farm Debt Mediation Bill. More >>
Feds finds useful policy ideas in National’s paper
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 12:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is heartened that workforce issues are identified as a hot topic in the National Party’s ‘Primary Sector Discussion Document’, released today. More >>
Feds applauds Budget’s farming investments
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 4:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Moves to improve the accuracy of Overseer, and on-the-ground support for farmers working to lift their environmental sustainability, are positive steps, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Proceed with caution on speed limit changes
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 3:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Safety of people on our roads is a top priority but any move to reduce speed limits should not be an excuse to skimp on road maintenance and upgrading, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Pluses and minus with DIRA announcements
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 1:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers sees useful changes and a missed opportunity in the decisions on amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA) announced today. More >>
Crush protection for quad bikes very worthwhile option
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 2:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is on board with WorkSafe’s decision to "strongly recommend" installation of a crush protection device (CPD) on quad bikes used for work purposes. More >>
PINZ2019 Fourth international speaker confirmed
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 12:26 pm | Federated Farmers
The Primary Industries New Zealand Summit has made a late addition to its international speaker line-up for the primary sector’s first ever industry wide conference next month. More >>
Farmer satisfaction with banks continues to slide
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 9:31 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers’ overall satisfaction with their banks remains strong but it is declining steadily, the Federated Farmers 11th biennial banking survey shows. More >>
Wellbeing Budget should have worked with farmers
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 3:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Wellbeing Budget should have worked with farmers on conservation More >>
Airlines catch on to the importance of biosecurity
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 4:41 pm | Federated Farmers
The primary sector has waited an incredibly long time for airlines to play their part in our national biosecurity border system, says Federated Farmers. More >>
Federated Farmers urges perseverance on NAIT re-registration
Monday, 27 May 2019, 11:16 am | Federated Farmers
Technical and other issues are not helping with re-registration for the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme but Federated Farmers is urging all farmers to persevere. More >>
Finalists announced for inaugural Primary Industries Awards
Monday, 27 May 2019, 9:43 am | Federated Farmers
The following nominations are the successful finalists for the Primary Industries Awards, to be presented at a gala dinner sponsored by FMG in Wellington on July 1. More >>
Zero Carbon Bill - right direction, wrong methane target
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 11:39 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is right on board with the purpose and framework of the Zero Carbon Bill but not a methane target that has no grounding in science or economic sense. More >>
Target for methane will change the country, not the climate
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 12:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Targets released today for farming’s methane emissions are going to send the message to farmers that New Zealand is prepared to give up on pastoral farming. More >>
