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Good news in seed export growth
Friday, 7 February 2014, 5:04 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased to see exports of vegetable and herbage seeds still rising. “To see total seed exports rise by 14 percent from 2012 levels shows arable farmers in New Zealand are doing their fair share for the economy,” says Ian Mackenzie, ... More >>
Conor English resigns as Federated Farmers Chief Executive
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:42 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, Chief Executive Officer, Conor English, today announced that he would be resigning from the Federation, effective 23 July 2014. “After a great Christmas break and a great deal of thought, I have decided it is time for me to ... More >>
Tighter PKE screening welcomed
Saturday, 1 February 2014, 11:27 am | Federated Farmers
31 January 2014 Federated Farmers is pleased 4mm is being proposed as the minimum screening mesh for Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) entering New Zealand. “From 21 April, when the screening is set to commence, confidence in PKE as an imported animal feed ... More >>
Farmers back ‘the Battle for Birds’
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is backing the Department of Conservation’s ‘Battle for Birds’ by extending the use of Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) to 500,000 hectares of the DoC estate, ahead of an anticipated explosion in mice, rat and mustelids due to the 2014 ... More >>
Auckland siphoning Waikato’s future
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 6:52 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is concerned that the Auckland Watercare firm’s application to take water from the Waikato will see lost opportunities for economic growth in the Waikato. “This part of the Waikato River is already nearly full allocated with ... More >>
Synlait ups the milk price ante
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 6:37 pm | Federated Farmers
Canterbury milk processor Synlait has fired the dairy equivalent of a full broadside by upping its forecast milk price for 2013/14 to a range of $8.30 to $8.40 per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS). “Before Christmas, the coop Westland Milk Products lifted ... More >>
David Cunliffe’s words on the primary industries welcomed
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 1:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers appreciates Labour Party leader David Cunliffe including the Primary Industries in his State of the Nation speech delivered yesterday. “It may only have been a small part of a larger speech but it was pleasing to read and later hear ... More >>
David Cunliffe’s words on the primary industries welcomed
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 1:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers appreciates Labour Party leader David Cunliffe including the Primary Industries in his State of the Nation speech delivered yesterday. “It may only have been a small part of a larger speech but it was pleasing to read and later hear ... More >>
Wild day and night for North Island farmers
Monday, 20 January 2014, 6:05 pm | Federated Farmers
20 January 2014 The 6.3 magnitude earthquake, which struck land near to Castlepoint and others near to Eketahuna, has farmers in the Wairarapa and Tararua checking on stock, staff and each other. These earthquakes come as the remnants of former Tropical ... More >>
Southland’s farmers remove the dirty from dairying
Monday, 20 January 2014, 10:23 am | Federated Farmers
Despite 5.7 dairy cattle for every man, woman and child in Southland, the region now boasts some of most environmentally compliant farmers in New Zealand. More >>
Farmers mourn toddler’s death
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 2:58 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers extends its thoughts and prayers to the family of the toddler who tragically drowned at a Southland rural property on Tuesday evening. More >>
Rustling, cannabis and theft mark the rural crime season
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 10:43 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is urging farmers to report stock theft and rural crime while keeping an eye out for cannabis growers. More >>
Federated Farmers options for red-meat reform
Friday, 10 January 2014, 4:53 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has publicly released its discussion paper on major options for reforming New Zealand’s $6 billion red meat export industry. “The OECD-FAO expects world meat exports to increase by 19 percent by 2022, so the need for reform has ... More >>
Federated Farmers and quad bike safety
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 10:26 am | Federated Farmers
Given the tragic death of a child in Southland, Federated Farmers asks the media to respect the family’s privacy as they grieve. More >>
Dr Jim Salinger gets a surprising backer
Monday, 6 January 2014, 5:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Dr Jim Salinger gets a surprising backer With Dr Jim Salinger reinforcing what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported last year, Federated Farmers believes the logic for water storage is now irrefutable. More >>
2014 and a year of change for Federated Farmers
Thursday, 2 January 2014, 10:37 am | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s foremost rural lobby will face more than the General Election this year with the term of the Federation’s 28th National President, Bruce Wills, ending in July. More >>
2014 will be 'massive' for NZ's $6 billion red meat industry
Friday, 27 December 2013, 10:57 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers members are currently mulling its options for how to best reform New Zealand’s $6 billion red meat industry. “As red-meat industry revenues are worth around 35 Avatar movies each year and generates some 80 times the annual revenue ... More >>
Federated Farmers: ECan’s Land & Water Regional Plan
Friday, 27 December 2013, 10:46 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers three Canterbury provinces are fully committed to doing their bit for the community and for farmers in the management of our most precious resource. More >>
Santa delivers farmers the perfect weather present
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 11:57 am | Federated Farmers
Santa delivers farmers the perfect weather present While holidaymakers may not be relishing widespread rain over Christmas, it will certainly bring a smile to many farmers one-third of the way into summer. “The guy in the big red suit is delivering ... More >>
New Beef+Lamb directors get the thumbs up
Monday, 23 December 2013, 4:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers congratulates the election of both Andrew Morrison and George Tatham to the Board of the industry good body Beef+Lamb New Zealand. More >>
