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United stand taken on dairy cattle cruelty
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 11:01 am | Federated Farmers
Following yesterday’s conviction of a dairy herd manager in Ashburton, Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and the New Zealand Veterinary Association, share the same stance on animal cruelty. Breaking tails is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in ... More >>
Changes to farming regulations on the horizon
Monday, 19 August 2013, 3:54 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers supports Government proposals to change the Resource Management Act (RMA) but there are some changes still to be made. More >>
Dairy farm compliance and water breakthroughs
Monday, 19 August 2013, 1:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Figures obtained by the Dominion Post show a significant fall in the number of dairy farmers receiving infringement and abatement notices. This follows hard on the heels of the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) reporting in 90 percent of monitored sites, ... More >>
Federations’ ‘www.ruraljobs.co.nz’ a success
Friday, 16 August 2013, 1:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is thrilled its ‘Rural Jobs’ service has hit 115 job advertisements since the beginning of the year, promising a bright future for agricultural careers. More >>
Drought “response hero” gets life membership
Monday, 12 August 2013, 9:42 am | Federated Farmers
A long-standing Federated Farmers member has been granted life membership of Federated Farmers. Former Hawke’s Bay provincial president, Kevin Mitchell, was bestowed the honour after more than 30 years of outstanding service to the Federation. More >>
Environmental Bill provides consistency
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 4:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the Government’s Environmental Reporting Bill, which will produce consistent and independent reporting on water quality in New Zealand. More >>
Honesty is the only policy with food safety
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 8:35 am | Federated Farmers
We need to remember that no one is sick and this recall stems from Fonterra's product testing. If you want, Fonterra blew the whistle on Fonterra. Another thing we need to remember is that the volume involved is a fraction of the 2.5 million tonnes Fonterra ... More >>
The Farmers’ Manifesto launched for the 2013 elections
Monday, 5 August 2013, 2:58 pm | Federated Farmers
With candidates lodging nomination forms for the 2013 Local Elections, Federated Farmers has released ‘The Farmers’ Manifesto,’ outlining its local government priorities. The Manifesto has also been presented to David Shearer, Leader of the ... More >>
Grain Stocks down on last year
Saturday, 3 August 2013, 12:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers urges Grain & Seed farmers to take note of figures released this afternoon by the Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI). These figures show the strong demand for feed during the drought and other events has resulted ... More >>
Report honesty on Chinese meat delays will rebuild trust
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:06 pm | Federated Farmers
“Refreshingly honest” is how Federated Farmers is describing the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) report into the delays, which affected New Zealand meat exports to China. More >>
AgResearch creating the ‘Silicon Valley of Food’
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 7:13 pm | Federated Farmers
With food being to New Zealand what ‘Silicon Valley’ is to the United States’ technology sector, Federated Farmers is backing AgResearch’s strategic move to create two major research campuses supplemented by two smaller ones. More >>
Advance payout evidence of Fonterra’s strength: Brown
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:39 am | Federated Farmers
A 50 cent increase in the forecast Farmgate Milk Price and advance for the 2013/14 season is reflection of the Co-operative’s strength said Fonterra Shareholders’ Council Chairman, Ian Brown. More >>
Fonterra’s ‘overdraft clearing forecast’ for 2013/14
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 11:36 am | Federated Farmers
A milk price of $7.50 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS), now being forecast by Fonterra Cooperative Group for the 2013/14 season, is an ‘overdraft clearer’. Federated Farmers believes farmers will look to pay back credit lines extended to them during ... More >>
Latest water quality trends ‘red letter day’ for farming
Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:27 pm | Federated Farmers
Good environmental farm management is starting to show through in the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) latest River condition indicator. This shows that over a decade at 90 percent of the sites tested, most of the MfE’s key indicators were ... More >>
New anti-rustling online map gets the farmer tick
Monday, 29 July 2013, 1:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is applauding, Stop Stock Theft, New Zealand’s first ever online map designed to report and track suspected stock theft. This joint initiative between Crimestoppers NZ, NZX-Agri and the Police will be welcomed by all farmers. More >>
Animal cruelty has no place in the dairy industry
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 4:24 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and the New Zealand Veterinary Association, takes a strong stance against animal cruelty on-farms and breaking tails is unacceptable stockmanship. More >>
Farmer Confidence Rebounds, New Survey Finds
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 3:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers’ New-Season Farm Confidence Survey, undertaken at the start of the 2013/14 season, has shown a major turnaround in farmer confidence. This result is in keeping with other recent farm and business confidence surveys. More >>
Eliminating wool’s dirty secret
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:22 am | Federated Farmers
With New Zealand’s main-shear approaching, Federated Farmers and the NZ Shearing Contractors Association are backing moves to cut the woolshed contamination of wool. If successful, it could boost farmgate returns by a couple of million dollars each ... More >>
Farms come through latest quake unscathed
Monday, 22 July 2013, 8:35 am | Federated Farmers
There are no reports of damage to farms following this evening’s major earthquake in the Cook Strait. While provincial presidents in Wairarapa, Marlborough, Golden Bay and Nelson are still seeking member feedback, it seems farms have come through ... More >>
Credibility key for Manuka exports
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 6:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is encouraging Manuka honey exporters to test their product prior to export following the identification of C4 sugar, by the Consumer Council of Hong Kong. More >>
