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Game Animal Council one step closer
Monday, 17 December 2012, 10:33 am | Federated Farmers
Game Animal Council one step closer A Game Animal Council (GAC) for hunters of deer, tahr, chamois and wild pigs is one step closer, following the release last week of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee’s report on the Bill. “Maybe ... More >>
The Environmental Sheep And Beef Farmer
Friday, 14 December 2012, 3:00 pm | Federated Farmers
14 December 2012 The Environmental Sheep And Beef Farmer Federated Farmers has welcomed Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s refreshed Land and Environment Planning Toolkit, having attended its launch in Christchurch today. “Federated Farmers believes it is vital ... More >>
$2.5 million for irrigation project welcome potential boost
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 5:32 pm | Federated Farmers
The government’s announcement that it is funding half of the $2.5 million Wairarapa Water Use Project to investigate the feasibility of developing water storage, alongside the Greater Wellington Regional Council, is warmly welcomed by Federated Farmers. More >>
Producers and food processors call for trade liberalisation
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 4:18 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers and food processors from Australia, New Zealand and Canada are calling on Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries to conclude a 21st century trade agreement in 2013 that liberalises trade across all goods and services. More >>
Fonterra revision good news before Christmas
Monday, 10 December 2012, 4:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra’s dairy farmer supplier-shareholders are welcoming an early Christmas gift, with the cooperative lifting its 2012/13 forecast payout by 25 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS). More >>
TPP: Australia and NZ Agricultural Bodies Call For Action
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 11:43 am | Federated Farmers
4 December 2012 TPP: Australia and New Zealand Agricultural Bodies Call For Action On Trade The peak agricultural bodies of New Zealand and Australia have united in calling for a truly comprehensive and generally liberalising Trans Pacific Partnership ... More >>
TPP: Agricultural bodies call for action on trade
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 11:34 am | Federated Farmers
4 November 2012 TPP: Australia and New Zealand agricultural bodies call for action on trade The peak agricultural bodies of New Zealand and Australia have united in calling for a truly comprehensive and generally liberalising Trans Pacific Partnership ... More >>
Rural recycling revolution
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 11:26 am | Federated Farmers
4 December 2012 Rural recycling revolution The uptake of on-farm recycling has received a major boost with Federated Farmers and the Agrecovery Foundation, actively joining forces to increase farmer involvement in the Agrecovery recycling programme. “Federated ... More >>
More Kiwis needed to grow NZ exports
Sunday, 2 December 2012, 4:44 pm | Federated Farmers
Recently, the International Herald Tribune supposedly blew the lid on New Zealand's ‘clean green 100% Pure' brand. That New Zealanders don't do moderation is evident in the comments extracted by the journalist who wrote it. More >>
Local Government Bill passes, but funding must be next
Friday, 30 November 2012, 4:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes the passage of the Local Government Act Amendment Bill, but more must be done to contain and reduce the rates burden, Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Katie Milne says. More >>
Farmers getting ready for a dry summer
Friday, 30 November 2012, 11:22 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers recommends farmers have contingency plans in place in case the current mild El Nino intensifies, bringing a higher risk of drought, Federated Farmers adverse events spokesperson Katie Milne says. More >>
Federated Farmers flags biosecurity issue
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 5:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is requesting that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ask hard questions of its Australian certifiers, after a consignment of imported cotton seed meal certified as crushed, was found by MPI inspectors in Bluff to contain whole ... More >>
Give collaboration a chance
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:53 am | Federated Farmers
This was an opinion piece on the Horizons One Plan, Federated Farmers’ Lyn Neeson had published yesterday in the Dominion Post Give collaboration a chance Lyn Neeson is Federated Farmers Ruapehu provincial president and is a sheep and beef farmer ... More >>
The Hobbit can help New Zealand farming
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 5:23 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is hopeful increased lamb production over 2012/13 may offset softer international prices and the high New Zealand dollar. It is also hopeful The Hobbit may also spur overseas demand for all things kiwi including wool. More >>
Fracking fine Federated Farmers
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 4:31 pm | Federated Farmers
MEDIA RELEASE FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ______________________________________________________________ 27 November 2012 Fracking fine Federated Farmers The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) hydraulic fracturing investigation could reduce unease ... More >>
New Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa provincial president
Monday, 26 November 2012, 10:48 am | Federated Farmers
Hamish Cave has stood down as Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa provincial president and Peter Jex-Blake has been elected as his replacement. More >>
The antidote to negativity
Friday, 23 November 2012, 12:56 pm | Federated Farmers
23 November 2012 The antidote to negativity The prestigious British supermarket chain, Marks & Spencer, has provided the perfect antidote for those feeling downbeat about New Zealand farming. A Kiwi farming couple are in the spotlight as Marks & ... More >>
Rustlers caught in the act by Bay of Plenty farmer
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:54 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is warning rustlers and poachers that eyes in the rural community are wide open for suspicious activity. Something rammed home to poachers after they were caught in the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Federated Farmers and Vodafone join forces
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:50 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes Vodafone as a premier partner and its official communications supplier. Vodafone will provide fixed line and mobile services to the Federation, while designing a tailored pricing plan for its full membership. More >>
The real ‘lucky country’
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 7:00 pm | Federated Farmers
The real ‘lucky country’ Speech by Bruce Wills, President of Federated Farmers, to Federated Farmers National Council, Wellington In recent days the International Herald Tribune has penned an expose supposedly blowing the lid on New Zealand’s ... More >>
