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Westland Milk Products joins the ‘good news club’
Friday, 30 August 2013, 1:47 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers West Coast says New Zealand’s second largest dairy cooperative, Westland Milk Products, has now joined the ‘good news club.’ The cooperative has revised its 2013/14 forecast payout to a range of $7.60-8.00 per kilogram of ... More >>
It’s not Clostridium botulinum
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 9:23 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers are hugely relieved that conclusive tests of the Whey Concentrate, WPC80, commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), have now cleared it of Clostridium botulinum. More >>
Time to face up to rural mental health needs
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 4:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is joining the Rural General Practice Network in calling for specific funding for rural mental health. This follows the latest annual release of suicide statistics by the Chief Coroner. More >>
Stunning end to a roller-coaster August for Fonterra
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 5:23 pm | Federated Farmers
A roller-coaster month to forget for Fonterra Cooperative Group looks set to end on a high, with the Cooperative revising its 2013/14 season forecast milk price to $7.80 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS). This is up from the $7.50 kg/MS announced ... More >>
Red meat, Malcolm Bailey and positive farming news
Monday, 26 August 2013, 1:56 pm | Federated Farmers
A ‘bloody marvellous opportunity’ is how Federated Farmers is describing the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP), which will be independently chaired by former President, Malcolm Bailey. More >>
Economic independence or economic opportunity?
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 4:32 pm | Federated Farmers
In light of the recent botulism scare and having read the Listener editorial (A Terrifying Truth, 17 August), the oft-quoted words of Mark Twain comes to mind, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. The shame is that many publications focus ... More >>
Federated Farmers joins the Forest & Rural Fire Association
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 3:03 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is delighted to see Gavin O’Donnell, Federated Farmers’ Nelson provincial president, elected to the Forest & Rural Fire Association of New Zealand (FRFANZ) Committee. More >>
Farmers react to the resignation of David Shearer
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 3:00 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers notes the resignation of Labour Leader, David Shearer and looks forward to working with whoever is elected to replace him. More >>
Federated Farmers joins the Fire & Rural Fire Association
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 11:44 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is delighted to see Gavin O’Donnell, Federated Farmers’ Nelson provincial president, elected to the Fire & Rural Fire Association of New Zealand (FRFANZ) Committee. More >>
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 >>
