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Meat and fibre stars in MPI’s forecast export earnings
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 11:38 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the release today of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ latest forecast for primary sector export revenue, which predicts growth of $1.9 billion and total earnings of $37.6 billion for the year to 30 June 2016. More >>
Federated Farmers praises farmers on Lake Brunner
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:56 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is praising the efforts of local farmers in improving the water quality of the West Coasts largest river, Lake Brunner. More >>
Survey shows banks are continuing to support farmers
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers
The latest Federated Farmers Banking Survey shows a virtually unchanged level of farmer support for banks over the past three months of low dairy prices, with 80.5% satisfied with banks regarding mortgages compared to 80.7% in August. More >>
Food Security a Game Changer in Paris Climate Change Talks
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 7:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement on climate change, which for the first time includes developing countries. The agreement also prioritises food security and food production, recognising the dual challenges of ... More >>
Feds welcomes increase in biosecurity detector dog teams
Friday, 11 December 2015, 3:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the Ministry of Primary Industries announcement that more detector dog teams are coming on board to help stop dangerous pests entering New Zealand. More >>
Agriculture key to concluding climate change agreement
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 12:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers National President, Dr William Rolleston, believes the treatment of food production will be critical to gaining developing world country support for a comprehensive deal on climate change. More >>
Farmers encourged to look around for destocking options
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 11:06 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers on the East Coast of the South Island are looking to move their stock to greener pastures as the hot and dry weather conditions continue to intensify. More >>
Federated Farmers disappointed with SAFE's UK smear campaign
Sunday, 6 December 2015, 5:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is disappointed to see that SAFE has embarked on an advertising campaign in the UK to draw attention to the appalling behaviour of what is only a very small number of individuals from within the New Zealand dairy industry and associated ... More >>
Federated Farmers signs Land & Water Forum Report
Friday, 27 November 2015, 1:40 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has today added its name to the signatories of the fourth report of the Land & Water Forum after receiving the conditional support of its National Council. More >>
Many positives but RMA reforms don’t go far enough
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers cautiously welcomes the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill introduced at Parliament today, but is concerned that proposed reforms do not go far enough. More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes NZ ETS review
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 4:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the Governments decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) review announced last night. More >>
Important we get Environmental Reporting right
Friday, 13 November 2015, 3:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed yesterday’s government announcement to run public consultation on its recently launched Environment Aotearoa report. More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes introduction of British Weevil
Friday, 13 November 2015, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the application by Landcare Research to introduce into New Zealand the British weevil as a biological control against the invasive field horsetail weed, which affects pastoral production. More >>
Dairy farming not fanning Indonesian forest fires
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 2:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers echoes the concerns of Greenpeace and others regarding the devastation and environmental impact of forest fires that have burned for more than three weeks across Indonesia, but says the use of Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) as a supplementary ... More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes arrest of Filipino dairy worker
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 1:32 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed today’s news of the arrest of a dual Filipino / New Zealand national on suspicion of facilitating fraud involving multiple work visa applications submitted by Filipino nationals in the dairy industry. More >>
Federated Farmers' President praises WTO
Friday, 2 October 2015, 11:17 am | Federated Farmers
The last 20 years of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have provided an objective framework on which to base our international trade and seen the organisation provide great assistance to small countries like New Zealand. More >>
Federated Farmers disappointed with AgResearch redundancies
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 5:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Further job cuts at AgResearch back up Federated Farmers concern that science capability in agriculture continues to be eroded through inadequate funding and a lack of strategic planning. More >>
Federated Farmers welcomes government decision on Lochinver
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 1:36 pm | Federated Farmers
While Federated Farmers supports positive overseas investment into New Zealand’s farming system, it has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government that it has declined the sale of Lochinver Station to Shanghai Pengxin Group Co. Limited. More >>
Silver Fern Farms deal: huge potential, caution required
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 5:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers sees Shanghai Maling ‘s proposed investment in a joint venture with Silver Fern Farms as an overwhelming vote of confidence in our red meat industry, however we are encouraging Silver Fern Farms' shareholders to carefully consider ... More >>
Federated Farmers welcome court ruling on GM crop
Sunday, 13 September 2015, 8:43 pm | Federated Farmers
A Western Australian Court of Appeal ruling on genetically modified (GM) crop liability has been welcomed by Federated Farmers as a landmark decision which clearly sets out fundamental responsibilities of good neighbours that apply equally well in New ... More >>
