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Council + Community + Farmers = Better Lake Rotorua
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 10:43 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupo is applauding the work of farmers and the wider community, which has seen Lake Rotorua improve beyond the target set by Bay of Plenty Regional Council in its regional water and land plan. More >>
Gisborne must get better roads
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 5:16 pm | Federated Farmers
A month after predicting the closure of the Gisborne-Wairoa rail line, Federated Farmers is disappointed, but not surprised, the line between Napier and Gisborne is to be ‘mothballed’. More >>
Transpower must listen to its boss and not appeal
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 1:13 pm | Federated Farmers
3 October 2012 Transpower must listen to its boss and not appeal After the second consecutive district plan success against Transpower’s ‘buffer zones’, this time in Waimate District, Federated Farmers is calling on Transpower to call off ... More >>
Daisy is a global breakthrough with global opportunities
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 6:32 pm | Federated Farmers
2 October 2012 Daisy is a global breakthrough with global opportunities Federated Farmers applauds the research team at AgResearch for a global breakthrough on hypoallergenic milk , which could add value to new milk based exports, so long as it clears regulatory ... More >>
Back Kiwis to win Marks & Spencer farming ‘Grand Slam
Friday, 28 September 2012, 12:03 pm | Federated Farmers
A Kiwi deer farming couple could be crowned 2012 Marks & Spencer Farming for the Future Champion of Champions. “New Zealand is up against Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England making this the Grand Slam of farming,” says Bruce Wills, Federated ... More >>
Remote Rural Broadband rollout progressing
Friday, 28 September 2012, 11:13 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased to see evidence the Remote Schools Rural Broadband Initiative is reaching remote rural communities, including the children at Kereru School in Hawkes’ Bay who are the first school to be connected this week. More >>
Kiwi dollar costs Fonterra the $20 billion barrier
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 4:16 pm | Federated Farmers
The high Kiwi dollar has cost Fonterra’s farmer-shareholders around a billion dollars in lost revenue. Yet its result, in a week of job losses, should remind everyone the exceptional opportunities New Zealand has with food. More >>
“A step too far” says Federated Farmers
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 4:52 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers today confirmed that it has filed an appeal in the High Court regarding the Environment Court decision [2012 NZEnvC182] in Andrew Day and Others v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council . The council is also known as Horizons Regional Council. More >>
Focus councils on being councils, farmers say
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 5:17 pm | Federated Farmers
With local government spending increasing 119 percent in less than ten years, Federated Farmers has used its submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill, to call for local government to be refocused on local government. More >>
Federated Farmers Adverse Events Trust Final Chch Donation
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 2:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Media Release FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 20 September 2012 Federated Farmers Adverse Events Trust makes final Christchurch donation Federated Farmers’ Adverse Events Trust (registered charity no. CC46245) ... More >>
Hairy mutant calves
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 9:05 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers met with LIC on Tuesday to try to secure a solution that works for LIC’s farmer-shareholders and farmers affected by calf-mutation. More >>
Hairy mutant calves
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 3:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Dairy wants to clarify its position on semen supplied by LIC bull, Matrix, to farmers, leading to a number of calves being born deformed. Many of these calves are excessively hairy, heat intolerant and the grown heifers do not milk properly. More >>
Ecan plan threatens the Canterbury lamb
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 1:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Adverse weather is not the only thing threatening sheep farmers. Unless changed, the proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP) means sheep farmers could be among the first farmers to be declined resource consent. More >>
Some good farming news at last
Friday, 7 September 2012, 3:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy farmers are celebrating two pieces of good news. The week started with a six percent increase in the online dairy auction, GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) and ends with Fonterra Cooperative Group receiving clearance to buy the milk processing assets ... More >>
Links to One Plan reports referenced by Federated Farmers
Friday, 7 September 2012, 12:16 pm | Federated Farmers
Links to One Plan reports referenced by Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is clarifying that the main Horizons Regional Councils’ (HRC) report on the One Plan’s economic impacts on dairy farms, referenced in yesterday’s media release, is the August ... More >>
Ecan term extension positive
Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:37 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers applauds the decision of Local Government Minister, the Hon David Carter MP, to extend the Environment Canterbury (Ecan) Commissioners term for a further three years to 2016. More >>
Links to One Plan reports referenced by Federated Farmers
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 12:59 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is clarifying that the Horizons Regional Councils’ (HRC) report on the One Plan’s economic impacts on dairy farms, referenced in yesterday’s media release, is the August 2009 Neild and Rhodes report. This was presented within ... More >>
No winners with One Plan
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 6:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Instead of improving the environment, the Environment Court’s decision on the Horizon Regional Council’s (HCR) controversial One Plan will be bad for everyone in the Horizons region. More >>
If Gisborne is losing rail then we need better roads
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 1:40 pm | Federated Farmers
5 September 2012 If Gisborne is losing rail then we need better roads Federated Farmers Gisborne is disappointed the Wairoa to Gisborne rail line is to be mothballed under KiwiRail’s Infrastructure and Engineering Business Plan . The Federation ... More >>
Export Dip A Big Loud Economic Klaxon
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 9:54 am | Federated Farmers
4 September 2012 Export Dip A Big Loud Economic Klaxon The 0.4 percent fall in merchandise export volumes for the June 2012 quarter, has Federated Farmers questioning if government, at all levels, understands the need for spending and policy restraint. “This slight ... More >>
