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How a growing economy can also support a healthy environment
Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 3:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech by Dr William Rolleston, Federated Farmers President, to the Local Government New Zealand Conference, Tuesday 21 July, 2015. More >>
Dairy farmers importing less feed as GDT prices slump
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 1:13 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand dairy farmers are “going back to basics” as the downward trend in global dairy prices continues. More >>
Farm confidence falls further
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 12:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ new-season July 2015 Farm Confidence Survey has moved further into negative territory. Pessimists overwhelmingly outnumbered optimists for both the economy in general and farm profitability. More >>
Plea by Federated Farmers and Fish & Game
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 11:25 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers and Fish & Game are asking Parliament to ensure proposed health and safety legislation does not lead to restrictions on recreational access to farms and forests. More >>
Dairy farmers spend over $1billion on the environment
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 11:22 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers and DairyNZ have conducted a survey on New Zealand dairy farmers’ environmental investments, revealing an estimated spend of over $1billion over the past five years. More >>
Governance Skills a priority for New Apiculture Body
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 10:39 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers applauds the steps taken to unify the fragmented New Zealand Apiculture Industry, at the New Zealand Apiculture Conference last month, and is calling for industry people with governance skills to apply for positions on the Interim Apiculture ... More >>
Climate Change target ambitious
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 4:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers says the governments’ Climate Change target announced today is an ambitious one for New Zealand in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by thirty percent below 2005 levels by 2030. More >>
Relevance in a modern World
Friday, 3 July 2015, 12:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Members of National Council, Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to be delivering this president’s address to you. More >>
Federated Farmers National Conference 2015
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 5:26 pm | Federated Farmers
King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne told Federated Farmers National Conference this afternoon that being efficient with practice and popular with wider society did not guarantee social license to operate. More >>
Federated Farmers "Resilient Agri-business" Conference
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 5:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Massey Professor Ralph Sims challenged Federated Farmers National Conference today that New Zealand is not doing enough to mitigate and adapt to climate change. More >>
New faces on Federation's dairy executive
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 5:08 pm | Federated Farmers
At the industry's national council in Wellington there was two new delegates elected with one retiring. More >>
"Resounding support" for new arable industry structure
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 3:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers new Arable Industry Group Chairperson Guy Wigley says some "minor changes" has the arable sector on a secure footing for the forseeable future. More >>
Dr Rolleston new vice-president of WFO
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 11:22 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President, Dr William Rolleston has been elected Vice President of the World Farmers Organisation (WFO) while attending its General Assembly in Milan. More >>
Tukituki decision a win-win for environment & economy
Saturday, 27 June 2015, 10:22 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased the Tukituki Catchment Proposal Board of Inquiry has released a decision that has allowed for both the environment and economy to prosper. More >>
Unprecedented support for North Canterbury
Friday, 26 June 2015, 4:11 pm | Federated Farmers
In an unprecedented first, a group of North Canterbury stock agents and meat processors have agreed to collectively work together with Federated Farmers as the coordinator and the Rural Support Trust to help farmers affected by the drought for the good ... More >>
Beekeeping Industry Unification goes ahead
Friday, 26 June 2015, 7:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Bees, Honey Packers and Exporters Association and National Beekeepers Association have voted by a substantial majority to proceed with unifying the Apiculture industry and their associations at the New Zealand Apiculture Conference in Taupo ... More >>
Federated Farmers supports PCE Report
Friday, 19 June 2015, 1:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on Managing Water Quality which supports our long held position that the National Policy Statement (NPS) is a major step forward for water management in New Zealand. More >>
Federated Farmers want to see fine print on raw milk
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 5:34 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers wants to see the fine print of the rules around selling raw milk before farmers will know it its worthwhile. More >>
Federated Farmers water team ‘Reclaiming choice’
Monday, 15 June 2015, 3:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has launched its very own ‘Water Team’ in response to the growing challenges farmers face in securing a profitable and sustainable future. The Federation hopes to empower the provinces to negotiate their need for the natural ... More >>
Federated Farmers Fielday Seminar: 'Precision agriculture'
Friday, 12 June 2015, 11:31 am | Federated Farmers
Agri Innovation expert, Mark Burgess, has told Federated Farmers seminar at the Mystery Creek Fieldays this morning that automation is king amongst the technology options for farmers. More >>
