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NZ Fertiliser Quality Council Goes High-Tech
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 6:11 pm | Federated Farmers
The New Zealand Fertiliser Quality Council (FQC) will be using a webcast, streamed live, to launch their new educational program, New Zealand Needs Fertiliser and Plants Need Food. The webcast will come from the University of Waikato in Hamilton. FQC ... More >>
Our rail line’s broken and we need it, farmers urge
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 11:45 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa has thrown its weight behind a campaign to get the Napier-Gisborne rail line repaired. More >>
Do Whatever It Takes With Fruit Fly, Farmers Urge
Friday, 11 May 2012, 3:38 pm | Federated Farmers
Media Release FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ ___________________________________________________________________ 11 May 2012 Do Whatever It Takes With Fruit Fly, Farmers Urge Federated Farmers will back the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in whatever it must do to eliminate ... More >>
Good news for High Country with pastoral rent Amendment
Friday, 4 May 2012, 2:51 pm | Federated Farmers
After a prolonged battle, including the Minaret case in the Land Valuation Court, New Zealand’s High Country farmers welcome the passing of Crown Pastoral Land (Rent for Pastoral Leases) Amendment Act in Parliament, clarifying that pastoral lease ... More >>
Gloomy commodity picture will weigh on the economy
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 11:01 am | Federated Farmers
With gloomy trade news almost daily, farmers are likely to revise their farm budgets downwards. Given pastoral agriculture spends around $13 billion on goods and services each year, this has implications for both the provincial and national economy. More >>
Fuel depot reopening victory for people south of Lyttleton
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:19 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has joined CRT in welcoming Chevron New Zealand’s decision to re-open its Timaru Storage Terminal. From the third quarter of 2012, an additional 20 million litres of fuel storage will be available in the lower South Island. More >>
Dairy legislation under Select Committee microscope
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 11:46 am | Federated Farmers
1 May 2012 Dairy legislation under Select Committee microscope Federated Farmers did not hold back when critiquing the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill before Parliament’s Primary Production select committee yesterday. More >>
‘Cow pooling’ and Homekill
Monday, 30 April 2012, 2:48 pm | Federated Farmers
With ‘cow pooling’ in the spotlight following TV One’s Sunday programme, Federated Farmers Rural Butchers believes it has a role to play in reconnecting the public to their food. More >>
Fonterra shareholder vote on trading plan ‘the right thing’
Monday, 23 April 2012, 5:28 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has described Fonterra Cooperative Group announcing a special meeting that will see a final vote taken on Trading Among Farmers (TAF) as the right thing. Part of TAF is the creation of a ‘Shareholders Fund’ that will see units sold ... More >>
Milk price drop no reflection on demand
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 1:57 pm | Federated Farmers
World wide demand for milk products remains steady despite a 9.9 percent price index fall on the GlobalDairyTrade online market. Federated Farmers agrees with Fonterra this reflects the current abundance of milk being produced around the world. More >>
Southland executive looking forward
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 10:26 am | Federated Farmers
18 April 2012 Southland executive looking forward to tackling important issues Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills attended a meeting in Invercargill yesterday with the Federated Farmers Southland executive to resolve a provincial leadership ... More >>
Broadband contract announcement a welcome step
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 11:44 am | Federated Farmers
The announcement that the government has contracted providers for the last of its Rural Broadband Initiative to deliver fast internet connections to rural schools, hospitals and libraries, is a welcome step toward getting rural New Zealand on the ... More >>
We’re dairy farmers and we’re ok
Saturday, 14 April 2012, 12:14 pm | Federated Farmers
While United States based CareerCast may have found melancholic American dairy farmers and even more depressed ‘lumberjacks’, the primary industry downunder is upbeat and fizzing. More >>
Farmers takes initiative on environmental stewardship
Friday, 13 April 2012, 2:56 pm | Federated Farmers
Ten North Island Federated Farmers provincial presidents, board members Ian Mackenzie and Anders Crofoot and Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills met in Taumarunui over Easter to discuss how hill country farmers can viably manage their unique environmental ... More >>
Farmers welcome consultation on ETS amendments
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:05 am | Federated Farmers
12 April 2012 Farmers welcome consultation on ETS amendments While Federated Farmers has welcomed consultation on the next set of proposed amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), it is concerned about the accessibility of consultation venues. ... More >>
Environment Southland’s Plan Change 13
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 6:17 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers opposes Environment Southland’s Plan Change 13 because it takes a sledge hammer to one land use type and is unlikely to result in any water quality improvements. More >>
The milk wars enter a whole new phase
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 4:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Far from being a promotional ‘stunt’ claimed by its rivals, supermarket Nosh has signed a bottling agreement to sell two litres of milk for $2.49. Federated Farmers believes this exposes supermarket ‘home brand’ milk margins of well over 40 percent. More >>
Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill passes first reading
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 6:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers looks forward to submitting on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA) that has passed its first reading. More >>
New Ministers Congratulated
Monday, 2 April 2012, 3:13 pm | Federated Farmers
FREEPHONE 0800 327 646 I WEBSITE WWW.FEDFARM.ORG.NZ 2 April 2012 New Ministers Congratulated Federated Farmers looks forward to constructively working with the new Ministerial team covering portfolios formerly held by the Hon Nick Smith. “We’re happy to ... More >>
Fonterra on track to break the $20 billion barrier
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 4:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Fonterra Cooperative Group’s half year results mean it could be on track to break the $20 billion revenue barrier; corporate New Zealand’s equivalent of the four minute mile. More >>
