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A Mixed Bag of Offerings in Today's Policy Announcements
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 5:29 pm | Federated Farmers
The new coalition government’s determination to invest in areas like regional economies and biosecurity are promising signs of intent, says Federated Farmers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her coalition partner NZ First party leader Winston Peters today ... More >>
Robust primary sector a solid foundation for incoming rule
Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
A flourishing primary sector with exponential growth will ensure the new Labour led coalition government starts office on a solid footing, says Federated Farmers. More >>
Feds ready to engage new coalition government
Friday, 20 October 2017, 8:15 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says it is ready to engage and work with the new coalition government. More >>
Transport, trees key factors in climate change response
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 2:43 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s most effective actions on global warming in the short to medium term would be to focus on energy and transport, and improve current policies to better reward those who want to plant trees, Federated Farmer says. More >>
Retiring commissioner’s practical approach appreciated
Monday, 16 October 2017, 3:23 pm | Federated Farmers
The practical, clear-headed and science-based approach of the outgoing Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is one that Federated Farmers commends to her successor. More >>
Feds Say Decision to Destroy Stock Is Logical
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 3:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the Ministry for Primary Industries’ plan to depopulate properties where the debilitating cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found. More >>
Civil defence preparedness a farmer priority
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 2:09 pm | Federated Farmers
Getting accustomed to Civil Defence planning and preparedness should be a farmer’s priority says Federated Farmers. More >>
It’s not smart to tough it out on your own
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:08 pm | Federated Farmers
It’s Mental Health Week and the theme is "Nature is Key - Unlock Your Wellbeing". More >>
Fieldays growth underlines primary sector importance
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:07 pm | Federated Farmers
The importance of the primary sector to the New Zealand economy is emphasised today [Oct 5] by Fieldays’ 2017 Economic Impact Report. More >>
Feds question NZ on Air funding decision
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is disappointed to learn that TVNZ’s Rural Delivery programme has missed out on the latest round of NZ on Air funding. More >>
Feds calls for stable, responsible government negotiations
Monday, 9 October 2017, 5:05 pm | Federated Farmers
Next week promises to be a defining period for negotiations to form a new government and Federated Farmers is asking that whoever governs is pragmatic about future actions. More >>
Federated Farmers Apprenticeship launches
Friday, 29 September 2017, 3:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers and Primary ITO have teamed up on an exciting new apprenticeship to rapidly grow people capability in the dairy industry. More >>
PETA's Latest Attack on Wool Industry is Shear Crazy
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is mystified and frustrated at the latest PETA attack on the wool industry. More >>
New Zealand First pledge to improve Overseer lacks clarity
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 4:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is encouraged to learn that New Zealand First proposes a catchment-by-catchment approach to addressing the nation’s water quality. More >>
Nobody Pays for Water, Kiwis are Being Brainwashed
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 5:18 pm | Federated Farmers
Making farmers pay for the water they use is unfair, because nobody else pays for the water they use. More >>
Telling farming’s positive stories at Morrinsville rally
Monday, 18 September 2017, 3:31 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand is too small to have a rural/urban divide, Waikato Federated Farmers President Andrew McGiven told the farming rally in Morrinsville at noon today. More >>
Feds Backs Plan to Open Up Landcorp to Young Farmers
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 2:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the sale of farms currently operated by Landcorp to young farming families. More >>
Future farming fund investment will optimise primary sector
Monday, 11 September 2017, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
The payback for food production, export earnings and the environment from turbo-charging a fund for farming technology and practice will be many times the investment, Federated Farmers says. More >>
Putting NZ agriculture under the ETS is illogical
Friday, 8 September 2017, 2:30 pm | Federated Farmers
Labour’s announcement that it will move agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme in stages will cost the livestock sector at least $83 million in year one, rising to more than $830 million each year when fully implemented. More >>
Let’s tax this. What are we in for, Labour?
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 1:53 pm | Federated Farmers
On the cusp of the election, voters are still in the dark about what taxes they might be hit with if Labour is part of the next government. More >>
