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NZ’s Primary Industries Innovators, Leaders Recognised
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 5:51 am | Federated Farmers
Primary industries trailblazers - from scientists breeding low-methane emitting sheep to designers/makers of world-leading milking equipment and a team that diverted produce from being wasted to foodbanks during COVID lockdowns - have been honoured ... More >>
Federated Farmers And NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Saddle Up For Mutual Benefit
Monday, 4 July 2022, 9:44 am | Federated Farmers
A new partnership between Federated Farmers of NZ and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (NZTBA) underlines the commitment of both organisations to helping their members be front-runners in caring for their animals and land. "Farmers ... More >>
Feds Slams Miserly EU Meat And Dairy Quotas
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:27 am | Federated Farmers
The trade deal with the EU is a slap in the face for New Zealand farmers, Federated Farmers says. "That the Europeans’ protectionist mindset on livestock products remains entrenched is sadly not a surprise but the very small quotas agreed are considerably ... More >>
Honouring The Arable Sector’s Tall Poppies
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 1:08 pm | Federated Farmers
New Zealand’s arable industry is on the hunt for its ‘tall poppies’ - not to chop them down but to celebrate their achievements and to inspire others. "We’re a sector that generates $800 million of sales a year, $260m of that in exports, and ... More >>
Forestry Amendment Bill Fails To Achieve Fairness
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 2:45 pm | Federated Farmers
New rules fall short of delivering a level playing field when overseas investors buy our farmland for forestry, Federated Farmers says. It’s a "step in the right direction" to scrap the much-criticised special forestry test, Feds Gisborne-Wairoa ... More >>
Feds: Biodiversity Budget Support Falls Woefully Short
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 1:29 pm | Federated Farmers
While the latest draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) is a significant improvement its success is undermined by woeful funding in Budget 2022 to assist private landowners, Federated Farmers says. Only $20 million of the ... More >>
Feds Relieved By Common Sense Rural Water Recommendations
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 10:30 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers sees positives in the report released this week by the Rural Supplies Technical Working Group on water services, in particular rejection of inflexible ‘one size fits all’ approaches to rural supplies. "Many of the findings ... More >>
2022 Primary Industries NZ Awards Finalists Named
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 11:01 am | Federated Farmers
Projects, teams and innovations as diverse as low methane-emitting sheep, a constructed wetlands uptake campaign, and a foodbank fruit and vegetable box initiative during the COVID lockdown are among finalists for the nation’s premier primary industries ... More >>
Feds Pleased To See Emissions Tech Talk Backed With Investment
Monday, 16 May 2022, 1:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased the government has recognised solutions to agricultural emissions lie in new technologies and tools, and is stepping up investment on that front. "Nitrate and methane inhibitors, gene editing, animals bred for their ... More >>
Inflexible FPAs Are ‘A Solution Looking For A Problem’
Monday, 9 May 2022, 11:42 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is joining the fight against yet another case of politicians intruding with unnecessary, inflexible, one-size-fits-all legislation - this time over workers’ wages and conditions. "There’s nothing fair about so-called Fair Pay Agreements," ... More >>
Biosecurity Funding Increase A Sensible Move
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 2:45 pm | Federated Farmers
An $111 million injection for biosecurity in the May Budget is a pragmatic acknowledgement of how vital it is to our economy we stop pest organisms at our borders, Federated Farmers says. "This extra money shows an appreciation by the government pest ... More >>
Feds: Have Fun Hunters, But Don’t Duck Your Responsibilities
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 12:58 pm | Federated Farmers
Safety first and always - and don’t forget to seek permission before accessing private land. They’re the key messages from Federated Farmers ahead of Saturday and the start of the 2022 duck-shooting season. "Enjoy yourselves for sure - ... More >>
Rabobank Survey Shows Continued Strong Growth In Farm Staff Pay
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 9:44 am | Federated Farmers
Average growth of 13 percent in pay packages in the last two years is another reason for more New Zealanders to consider a career in agriculture, Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard says. The 2022 Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm Remuneration Report, ... More >>
Feds: Overdue GM Discussion Offers GHG Solution
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 4:49 pm | Federated Farmers
As reports on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions continue to be rolled out, it was the government’s reaction to another report - the Productivity Commission’s recommendations on genetic engineering - that caught Federated Farmers’ attention. ... More >>
Farmers Urged To Take Up Increased International Worker Opportunity
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 5:52 am | Federated Farmers
The government’s announcement today it will open up our borders to an additional 1,580 experienced primary sector workers is a shot in the arm for those struggling to recruit enough staff locally, Federated Farmers says. "They say good things ... More >>
Feds Survey: Farmer Confidence At Lowest Ebb Since 2009
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 3:03 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmer confidence is the lowest it has been since Federated Farmers began twice-a-year surveys in 2009, the January survey results show. Of responses from nearly 1000 farmers from around the country, a net 7.8 percent considered current economic conditions ... More >>
More International Dairy Farm Workers Available Soon
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 12:06 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is pleased to see more international dairy farm workers will be able to cross the border for the 2022 dairy season. "Farms are short thousands of staff and with continued low domestic unemployment, workers from overseas are ... More >>
Good News To Wake Up To For Farmers And Growers
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 6:31 am | Federated Farmers
The early morning signing of a free trade deal between the United Kingdom and New Zealand means farmers and growers can wake up with a smile this morning. Federated Farmers national president and trade spokesperson Andrew Hoggard says with the world ... More >>
Feds: NZ’s "world Leader" Status Will Disappear Without Access To Technology
Monday, 28 February 2022, 4:45 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is deeply frustrated to see the European Union has approved the methane-reduction feed tool Bovaer® for use by its farmers. "Despite consulting on the issue two years ago, there is still no sign of our government stepping up ... More >>
Feds: Push Continues For Land Use ‘fair And Even Playing Field’
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only step one of a suite of changes required. "For years Feds and other organisations have been ... More >>
