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More businesses hindered by regulation than helped
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:01 am | Federated Farmers
Survey shows more businesses hindered by regulation than helped Federated Farmers is unsurprised StatisticsNZ’s latest business operations survey has found growing business and farmer frustration at an increasing regulatory burden. It is using the ... More >>
Rainfall Missing In Some Areas, Like Some Economists’ Logic
Friday, 19 April 2013, 8:43 am | Federated Farmers
When this drought does fully break, its effects will be felt for two seasons or more as herds are rebuilt and pasture repaired. The most recent rains may have taken the pressure off some areas, but others remain in a precarious state. More >>
Rainfall missing in some areas, like some economists’ logic
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 7:32 pm | Federated Farmers
When this drought does fully break, its effects will be felt for two seasons or more as herds are rebuilt and pasture repaired. The most recent rains may have taken the pressure off some areas, but others remain in a precarious state. More >>
New Zealander Joins World Farmers Organisation Board
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 11:06 am | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 18 April 2013 New Zealander Joins World Farmers Organisation Board Federated Farmers President, Bruce Wills, has been appointed to the World Farmers Organisation Board ... More >>
Organic Fonterra Contract Suppliers "Cautiously Optimistic"
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:13 am | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 17 April 2013 Organic Fonterra Suppliers “Cautiously Optimistic” About Contracts Eighteen months after announcing plans to radically scale back organic milk contracts, ... More >>
World Farmers Organisation in breakthrough trade policy
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 3:01 pm | Federated Farmers
Farm leaders from over 50 countries including New Zealand have backed a break-through trade policy for the World Farmers Organisation (WFO). "While we haven’t agreed with 100 percent of everything in this WFO trade policy, the policy is a major pro-trade ... More >>
Farm Employee Remuneration Survey 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013, 10:07 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers/Rabobank Farm Employee Remuneration Survey 2013 Federated Farmers/Rabobank Farm Employee Remuneration Survey 2013, shows that remuneration levels for most pastoral farm positions have continued to increase. The average farm worker is now earning ... More >>
Significant pest threat: Great White Butterfly
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 2:39 pm | Federated Farmers
The caterpillars and eggs of the Great White Butterfly (aka the large white butterfly) are found in clusters on host plants, particularly nasturtiums, honesty and brassica vegetables. To identify it, please download a Department of Conservation (DoC) factsheet, ... More >>
Herald live chat tomorrow with Federated Farmers President
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 5:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers President, Bruce Wills, will be typing replies like there is no tomorrow on Wednesday, when he guests in the New Zealand Herald’s online chat on agriculture. More >>
Drought Shout 2013: Farmers woes to take a back seat
Monday, 8 April 2013, 4:01 pm | Federated Farmers
When farmers from all over the North Island attend this week’s Drought Shout in Mangatainoka, work is expected to be the last thing on their minds. More >>
Farmers support Auckland Plan having Immediate Legal Effect
Monday, 8 April 2013, 2:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers have swung in behind Auckland’s Unitary Plan having immediate legal effect and Federated Farmers is to tell Parliament’s Local Government and Environment Committee Select Committee that tonight, when the Committee meets in Auckland to ... More >>
The status quo leads to peasantry
Monday, 8 April 2013, 1:22 pm | Federated Farmers
Recently about 1000 meat and beef farmers meet in Gore. This meeting highlighted the concern that these farmers have about the profitability and sustainability of their farming businesses. There are questions about the ability of the current supply ... More >>
Government’s irrigation promises offer hope to farmers
Friday, 5 April 2013, 4:29 pm | Federated Farmers
The comments from Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy re-confirming the government’s commitment to supporting large scale irrigation projects are exactly what drought-stricken farmers needed to hear, Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills says. More >>
Lord Monckton tour of New Zealand
Friday, 5 April 2013, 12:27 pm | Federated Farmers
In an interview on 3News Firstline this morning, in which Lord Christopher Monckton said his tour was being organised and supported by Federated Farmers of New Zealand, but this is incorrect. More >>
Federated Farmers on Commerce Commission swaps investigation
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 2:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Having written to the Commerce Commission last November, Federated Farmers welcomes the Commerce Commission’s update on its investigation into the promotion and sale of interest rate swaps marketed by various banks. More >>
Easter rainfall leaves dry areas mostly dry
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 5:12 pm | Federated Farmers
With the release of NIWA’s latest seasonal outlook, rain over the Easter weekend has largely missed key farming areas affected by drought. More >>
Fonterra suppliers welcome Capacity Adjustment Charge
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 5:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Given the stress around drought and with falling milk volumes, Federated Farmers is delighted Fonterra Cooperative Group has listened to the Federation and will defer its Capacity Adjustment Charges until 20 October 2013. More >>
Time’s tough but farmers are still hiring
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 1:39 pm | Federated Farmers
With 14 unfilled vacancies on Federated Farmers’ own ruraljobs.co.nz website and with almost 150 more listed on other websites, things may be tough on-farm but farmers are still recruiting. More >>
Employers need to note April’s changes
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 11:17 am | Federated Farmers
Employers need to note April’s changes Federated Farmers is reminding farmers that on April 1 the changes to the minimum wage rate, ACC levies and KiwiSaver contributions will come into force. “From Easter Monday all employers, including farmers, will ... More >>
Federated Farmers shifts feed to North Island
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 4:27 pm | Federated Farmers
With 70,000 small bale equivalents sent or about to be sent to the North Island from the South Island, Federated Farmers robustly states its position following some media reports. More >>
