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Brighter News To Finish A Tough Week
Friday, 18 November 2016, 12:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra’s announcement today of a lift in its payout to $6 puts a brighter note on the end of a tough week for farming. More >>
Feds Set Up Fund To Help Earthquake Zone Farms
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 3:58 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has reopened its Adverse Events Trust Fund to raise funds to support farms affected by the North Canterbury earthquake. More >>
Farmers In Quake Hit Areas Need To Ask For Help If They Can
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 10:09 am | Federated Farmers
Phone services are patchy and roads are buckled but Federated Farmers is assuring North Canterbury farmers hammered by the earthquakes they don’t have to struggle alone. More >>
Feds Grateful For Earthquake Response
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 3:35 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is fielding plenty of offers of help for North Canterbury farmers affected by the earthquakes but the big challenge is reaching those who may be most in need. More >>
Feds Pleased to See RMA Reform Back on Track
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 1:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased to see the Government getting on with the job of reforming resource management legislation. More >>
Significant Concerns Raised by Feds’ Healthy Rivers Project
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 1:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Discussions held with Waikato Federated Farmers members have revealed significant concerns about the impact of the Waikato Regional Council's proposed 'Plan Change One'. More >>
Pets not the only animals spooked by fireworks
Friday, 4 November 2016, 1:23 pm | Federated Farmers
We’ve all seen the Westerns where a clap of thunder spooks cattle into a wild-eyed stampede. So it’s not hard to imagine how the screeches and flashes of fireworks can panic farm animals. More >>
Farming Willing to Work Together On Agriculture Emissions
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports the PCE’s call for a better approach to understanding the ways to control and reduce agricultural greenhouse gases. More >>
Feds Congratulates New ECan Appointments
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 5:03 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates the Environment Canterbury councillors on their election and the commissioners on their appointment, as announced today. More >>
Goodbye PKE Ship, Thanks for the Biosecurity Reminder
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 11:12 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand primary sector producers will be happy to wave goodbye to the cargo ship carrying unverified palm kernel extract off the coast of Tauranga. More >>
Federated Farmers Tribute To Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016, 10:55 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers wishes to pass on its respects to the family and colleagues of Helen Kelly. More >>
Feral Activists Are Worse Than The Pests 1080 Fights
Friday, 7 October 2016, 11:55 am | Federated Farmers
Activism in New Zealand has sunk to a new low as conservation workers don’t even feel safe going about their daily jobs. More >>
Feds Says Vote Now, You’re Out Of Time
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 3:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Time is running out to get your vote in for you local body elections. Voting papers must be received by 12pm onSaturday 8 October when voting officially closes. More >>
Feds President Takes Reigns At World Farming Body
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 5:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers president Dr William Rolleston has been appointed acting president of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) at a meeting in Geneva overnight. More >>
Feds says it’s simple: comply with the law
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 12:07 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are urged to commit to getting employee records and contracts right after large fines were issued during a Labour Inspectorate investigation into a Taranaki dairy farm. More >>
Announcement Brings More Certainty and Security for NZ Dairy
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 11:33 am | Federated Farmers
Fonterra’s annual results announced this morning will increase certainty and security for dairy farmers, in what has been a positive week for the industry. The continued upward trend of the Global Dairy Trade auction on Wednesday, the modest increase ... More >>
Feds Says Shanghai Maling Decision Sensible For New Zealand
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 3:34 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand will enjoy benefits from the approval for Shanghai Maling Aquarius to acquire a 50 percent ownership stake in Silver Fern Farms. More >>
Feds Says One Plan The Best Way Forward
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 10:50 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says legal action announced today by the Environmental Defence Society and Fish & Game against the Horizons Regional Council shows some people just can’t accept that industry and councils can work together effectively. More >>
Federated Farmers' Friday Flash
Friday, 9 September 2016, 3:32 pm | Federated Farmers
Vice president Anders Crofoot has told the commerce select committee that there needs to be something in it for farmers if lines companies want to run fibre internet cabling along existing powerlines, an activity that would usually need an easement from every ... More >>
Call To Review GMO Decision-making Welcomed
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 4:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s voice of reason is the common sense approach New Zealand needs when it comes to genetically modified organisms, says Federated Farmers’ president Dr William Rolleston. More >>
