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Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is warning New Zealand’s levy paying meat farmers that if the Primary Growth Partnership vote fails, farmers will be throwing away scientific investments vital for its future. A theme also put forward by Jeanette Maxwell in a hard hitting ... More >>
Grain farmers step up to meet stock feed needs
Friday, 1 March 2013, 10:47 am | Federated Farmers
With the availability of supplementary feed in the North Island becoming tight due to extremely dry conditions, Federated Farmers Grain & Seed is promoting New Zealand feed grains and straw as a major supplementary feed solution. More >>
Auditor-General report sets the right direction
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 6:51 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the audit by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) on the Ministry for Primary Industries biosecurity preparedness and response activities, particularly relating to Food and Mouth (FMD) disease. More >>
Drought makes high New Zealand dollar unjustifiable
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 5:20 pm | Federated Farmers
With widespread dry conditions and the first adverse event declaration in Northland related to drought, Federated Farmers believes there is no justification for the high New Zealand dollar. More >>
Farmers Welcome Drought Declaration
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 3:47 pm | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 27 February 2013 Farmers Welcome Drought Declaration The adverse event declaration in Northland recognises Northland’s farms are in a bad way but that they are not ... More >>
Federated Farmers awaits examination of swaps
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 9:32 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has asked the Commerce Commission to look into the selling of debt finance instruments known as ‘swaps’. This formal request was made last November. More >>
Leferink: Death by a thousand regulations
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 5:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Speech by Willy Leferink, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, to Federated Farmers 2013 Dairy Council at the Copthorne Bay of Islands Hotel, Paihia on 20 February 2013 More >>
St John says thanks to Federated Farmers
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 4:25 pm | Federated Farmers
A $54,000 grant to St John from Federated Farmers will help the organisation continue its important community work. More >>
Animal Cruelty Has No Place In The Dairy Industry
Friday, 22 February 2013, 12:27 pm | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 22 February 2013 Animal Cruelty Has No Place In The Dairy Industry Following recent court cases, Federated Farmers, industry body DairyNZ and the New Zealand Veterinary ... More >>
Dairy is Sustainable and with a big ‘S’ too
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 2:44 pm | Federated Farmers
On 31 May 2014, when Federated Farmers looks back on the 2013/14 season, 90 percent of New Zealand’s dairy cattle will have been excluded from waterways with 100 percent excluded from wetlands. By 2017, both figures will be 100 percent. More >>
Better Lake Rotorua = Farmers + Community + Councils
Monday, 18 February 2013, 4:38 pm | Federated Farmers
A “third way” to better water quality is the promise of the Lake Rotorua Primary Producers Collective signed between Federated Farmers, Te Arawa and councils. More >>
A time for traceable New Zealand beef to deliver
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 4:42 pm | Federated Farmers
With New Zealand beef traceable under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, Federated Farmers believes the current horsemeat scandal in Europe provides an opportunity for NAIT to deliver on its value-add promise for our farmers. More >>
Goats Chuffed, Not Gruff
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 4:27 pm | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ _______________________________ 14 February 2013 Goats Chuffed, Not Gruff An agreement among various producer representatives to have equal representation on the Federated Farmers Goats Industry Group means ... More >>
President Obama’s TPP talk excites Kiwi famers
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 11:21 am | Federated Farmers
President Obama’s TPP talk excites Kiwi famers Federated Farmers is elated U.S. President, Barack Obama, has committed the United States to the Trans Pacific Partnership in his State of the Union address. “The world is a better and safer place when ... More >>
The export ‘scandal’ you are not hearing about
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 11:43 am | Federated Farmers
“The New Zealand wool industry is currently weak and fragmented to the point of being dysfunctional,” writes Sandra Faulkner in her just released Nuffield Farming Scholarship report . These words could come from the lips of many a strong wool grower. ... More >>
Primary industry experts on National Science Challenges
Friday, 8 February 2013, 11:13 am | Federated Farmers
Primary industry experts on National Science Challenges panel Federated Farmers is excited three experts from the primary industries are part of the eleven person panel charged with identifying New Zealand’s science challenges. “We are excited ... More >>
Farmers Welcome Rain Reprieve
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 8:54 am | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 6 February 2013 Farmers Welcome Rain Reprieve With rain greeting the Minister for Primary Industries, the Hon Nathan Guy, in the Hawke’s Bay yesterday, Federated ... More >>
Christchurch rebuild must boost wool
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 3:02 pm | Federated Farmers
With over two million square metres of floorcoverings needed for the Christchurch rebuild, Federated Farmers believes strong wool should be given a leading role. “If the Christchurch rebuild does not bring woollen floor coverings to the fore, then ... More >>
Rural Mental Health Campaign
Monday, 4 February 2013, 2:02 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmer’s ‘When Life’s a Bitch’, rural mental health campaign, is under way and picking up traction. “Rural Kiwis are coming forward, wanting to share their stories and to help those who are struggling,” says Jeannette Maxwell, ... More >>
Statistics Shows Farmers Are Getting Health & Safety
Monday, 4 February 2013, 1:57 pm | Federated Farmers
4 February 2013 Statistics Shows Farmers Are Getting Health & Safety With ACC claims for occupational quad bike accidents falling by 17 percent and serious harm down ten percent, a combined Government and industry focus on health and safety is ... More >>
